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Aces & Pilots
Legendary fighter aces, record-breaking test pilots and the pioneers who first left the ground. [24 aviators]
24 aviators
WWIManfred von Richthofen
“The Red Baron”
Germany80 victories
WWIRené Fonck
France75 victories
WWIBilly Bishop
“Bish”
Canada72 victories
WWIWerner Voss
Germany48 victories
WWIAlbert Ball
United Kingdom44 victories
WWIEddie Rickenbacker
USA26 victories
WWIAdolphe Pégoud
“Roi du ciel (King of the sky)”
FranceFrench flying ace (1889–1915)
WWIIErich Hartmann
“Bubi ("The Kid")”
Germany352 victories
WWIIHans-Joachim Marseille
“Stern von Afrika (Star of Africa) to the Germans”
Germany158 victories
WWIIAdolf Galland
“Keffer”
Germany104 victories
WWIIIvan Kozhedub
“Батя ("Dad")”
Soviet Union64 victories
WWIISaburō Sakai
“Sky Samurai”
Empire of Japan64 victories
WWIIRichard Bong
“Dick" Bong”
United States40 victories
WWIIGregory Boyington
USA28 victories
WWIIDouglas Bader
“Dogsbody" from Bader's RAF radio ID code{{#tag:ref|After his promotion to Wing-Commander”
United Kingdom22 victories
WWIILydia Litvyak
Soviet Union12 victories
WWIIJimmy Doolittle
United StatesAmerican general and aviator (1896–1993)
Jet AgeRobin Olds
United States16 victories
Jet AgeBob Hoover
USAAmerican aviator (1922–2016)
Jet AgeChuck Yeager
USAAmerican flying ace and test pilot (1923–2020)
Jet AgeNeil Armstrong
USAAmerican astronaut (1930–2012)
PioneerAmelia Earhart
USAAmerican aviation pioneer (1897–1937)
PioneerCharles Lindbergh
USAAmerican aviator (1902–1974)
PioneerWright Brothers
USAAmerican aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane