Name of Ace Pilot

Country

Aircraft flown

Number of “kills”

Erich Hartmann

Germany

Messerschmitt Bf-109E

352

Gerhard Barkhorn

Germany

Bf-109E, Bf-109G, Fw-190D-9

301

Günther Rall

Germany

Bf-109

275

Walter Nowotny

Germany

Bf-109E, Fw-190, Me-262

258

Erich Rudorffer

Germany

Bf-109E, Fw-190

222

Hans-Joachim Marseille

Germany

Bf-109E, Bf-109F

158

Adolf Galland

Germany

Hs-123, Bf-109E, F-190, Me-262

104

Alexander Pokryshkin

Soviet Union

MiG-3, Yak-1, P-39, P-63

88

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

Japan

A6M Zero

87

Hans Wind

Finland

B239, Bf-109G

75

Ivan Kozhedub

Soviet Union

La-5, La-7

66

Saburō Sakai

Japan

A6M2 Zero

64

Marmaduke Pattle

Commonwealth

Gladiator, Hurricane

50

Mato Dukovac

Croatia

Bf-109

44

Constantin Cantacuzino

Romania

Bf-109G

43

Tom Pattle

South Africa

SupermarineSpitfire

41

Richard Bong

USA

P-38 Lightning

40

Thomas McGuire

USA

P-38 Lightning

38

A.G. “Sailor” Malan

South Africa

Supermarine Spitfire

35

David McCampbell

USA

F6F Hellcat

34

Frank Carey

Britain

Hawker Hurricane

28

Geoffrey Allard

Britain

Hawker Hurricane,

24

J.J. “Chris” Le Roux

South Africa

Supermarine Spitfire

23.5

Douglas Bader

Britain

Supermarine Spitfire

22

P.H. “Dutch” Hugo

South Africa

Supermarine Spitfire

22

Lilya Litviak*

Soviet Union

Yak-1

12