List of World War II aces credited with 8 victories

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Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), whether they were the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards their air service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.

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  This background, along with the symbol "†", indicates that the pilot was killed in action, missing in action, died of wounds, or was killed in a flying accident during World War II.

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Citations

  1. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1505.
  2. 1 2 3 Morgan & Weal 1998, p. 88.
  3. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 96.
  4. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 99–100.
  5. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 121.
  6. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 136–137.
  7. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 137.
  8. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 202–203.
  9. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 206.
  10. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 307.
  11. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 308.
  12. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 350.
  13. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1504.
  14. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 555.
  15. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 601.
  16. ↑ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 606–607.

Bibliography

  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN   978-1-906592-21-9.
  • Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998). German Jet Aces of World War 2. Aircraft of the Aces. Vol. 17. London; New York: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85532-634-7.
  • Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1994). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII. London: Grub Street. ISBN   1-8-9869-7000.
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