List of Israeli flying aces

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The following is a list of Israeli flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars.

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List of aces

½ a shootdown indicates that two pilots share in a shootdown

NameCountryServiceShootdowns
Giora Epstein Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 17 [1]
Amir Nachumi Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 14
Asher Snir  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 13½ [1] [2]
Israel Baharav  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 12 [1]
Yiftah Spector Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 12 [1] [2]
Oded Marom  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 11 [3]
Ya'akov Richter  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 10½ [1]
Yehuda Koren  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 10.5 [1]
Shlomo Levi  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 10 [1]
Dror Harish  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 9 [1]
Eitan CarmiFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 9 [1]
Moshe Melnik  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 9 [2]
Shlomo Egozi  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 8 [2]
Ilan GonenFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 8 [1]
Amos BarFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 8 [1]
Ran Ronen (Pekker) Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 8 [3]
Uri Gil Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Menachem EnianFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force
Michael TsukFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 7 [1]
Yirmiahu KadarFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 7 [1]
Amos Amir  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 7 [1]
Roy ManoffFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 7 [2]
Avner Naveh  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 7 [4]
Moshe HertzFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Ehud Hankin  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [5]
Rudy Augarten  [ he ]Flag of the United States.svg United States
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United States Army Air Forces
Israeli Air Force
6 total
2 (WWII)
4 (1948 Arab–Israeli War)
Yoram Agmon  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [1] [2]
Uri Even-Nir  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [1]
Menachem Sharon  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [1]
Eli MenachemFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [1]
Eitan PeledFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [2]
Yossi YavinFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 6 [2]
Gideon LivniFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Ezra Dotan Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Reuven RozenFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Gideon DrorFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Shlomo NavotFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Itzhack Amitay  [ he ]Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [2]
Ben-Ami PeriFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [2]
Itamar NeunerFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Avraham GiladFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Maxine GevaFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Zoryana CohenFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Assaf Ben-NunFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Giora Romm Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1]
Menachem ShmulFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [1] [2]
Yoram PeledFlag of Israel.svg Israel Israeli Air Force 5 [4]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Aloni (2004), Mirage and Nesher Aces, p. 81
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Aloni (2004), Phantom Aces, p. 86
  3. 1 2 דני שלום, רוח רפאים מעל קהיר, עמ' 900-901
  4. 1 2 Aloni (2006), Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat, p. 87
  5. "Israel Air Force Record in Battle".

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