An Iranian fighter jet on Tuesday developed a “technical problem” that killed both of the aircraft's pilots, state TV reported. “Ginger” Lacey  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 28 He was a ground soldier and convinces his commanders to let him transfer to RAF. He broke every rule in the book doing so, but when he fell into the hands of the vengeful Japanese his real ordeal began. Johnnie C. Strange  United States U.S. Navy 5 James Doolittle is an American Medal of Honor recipient mostly known for his success in … He scored at least 61 victories, but didn’t care too much about it and didn’t even count them. He was awarded American Medal of Honor known for his success after he named ‘Doolittle Raid.’ He served in WWI as a pilot instructor and then moved up the rank in between the first and Second World War. Josef Pöhs  Germany Luftwaffe 43 Virgil Brennan  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 10 Svein Heglund  Norway Royal Air Force 14 F Williams  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 9 Claude W. Plant  United States U.S. Navy 8½ 5. The WWII British Spitfire was one of the ultimate fighters of the war, had tremendous fire power and could climb to a high rate of altitude at a very fast rate.  This Spitfire could reach 454 mph and had a range of up to 850 miles.  Armament on the aircraft included 4 – 20mm cannons and four .303 cal machine guns and an external bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Below we have a list of all fighter aces from Second World War II. Nathan T. Post  United States U.S. Marine Corps 8 Frederick H. Michaelis  United States U.S. Navy 5 Johann-Hermann Meier  Germany Luftwaffe 78 Edward W. Toaspern  United States U.S. Navy 5 Marvin R. Novak  United States U.S. Navy 5 Wacław Król  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 8½ Elvin L. Lindsay  United States U.S. Navy 8 Friedrich Rupp  Germany Luftwaffe 52 Arthur R. Hawkins  United States U.S. Navy 14 Fonck himself claimed not less than 142 kills – but even by his friends, Fonck was considered a braggart and shameless self-promoter. A fighter’s main purpose is to establish superiority over its battlefield. Hans-Heinz Augenstein  Germany Luftwaffe 46 Richard L. West  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 12 Robert M. Shaw  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8 Hans Philipp  Germany Luftwaffe 206 Last week, the Air Force announced that the winner for 2019 was an F-16 pilot nicknamed “Fuel,” who is assigned to the 31 st Operations Support Squadron (31 st … I’m not denigrating his very real and important contributions to the war in both commanding his famous raid and then commanding air groups in Europe, but what in the world has that got to do with being one of the best fighter pilots ever? Niilo Erkinheimo  Finland Finnish Air Force 10½ It is the most advanced and most expensive production fighter aircraft to date. numerous . Naoshi Kanno  Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 25 Edward H. Kopsel  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 John L. Banks  United States U.S. Navy 8½ The so-called “Red Baron” –  Manfred von Richthofen – is probably the best-known fighter pilot in general. Heinrich Füllgrabe  Germany Luftwaffe 67 Stanisław Brzeski  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 8½ Lowell C. Lutton  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 He died in 1918 when he was shot down close to the end of the war after being exposed to enemy ground fire. Paul-Heinrich Dähne  Germany Luftwaffe 99 George C. Duncan  United States U.S. Navy 13½ Lee Archer  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Paul M. Stanch  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Steven N. Gerick  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Your list completely neglects the Battle of Britain, which was by far the most important Ariel battle fought on the western front in WW2. Ulrich Steinhilper  Germany Luftwaffe 5 These had great tactical significance, especially in the first part of the war. The ‘best warrior’, Andronikakis, is the one who NATO fighters would like to have by their side in a situation where necessary. Michael Crossley  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 20 He was the first civilian flight instructor and died in 1993 at the age of 71. Cristea Chirvasuta  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 20 Gerhard Köppen  Germany Luftwaffe 85 Leonard K. Davis  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 Robert Neale (pilot)  United States AVG 13 Aleksander Chudek  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 9 US pilots are given the most hours for flying (around 230hrs annually ), they have the privileges to play with the world's most advanced tech. It is his grandson James Doolittle III, who IS a great test pilot! Jack S. Berkheimer  United States U.S. Navy 5 Heinz Hackler  Germany Luftwaffe 56 on the only one left in the world @ Natl Air & Space. Archie McKellar  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 21 Gerald W. Johnson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 17 A report, citing an informed source, identified the pilots as Kianoush Basati and Hossein Nami, without providing their rank. Dean (Diz) S. Laird  United States U.S. Navy 5¾ Austin L. Olsen  United States U.S. Navy 5 1)       Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair. Rolf Pingel  Germany Luftwaffe 22 Indecent language. Erich Hartmann. Friedrich-Karl “Nasen” Müller  Germany Luftwaffe 30 Adolf Galland flew a total of 705 combat missions. Lewis S. Bishop  United States AVG 5 Gerhard Thyben  Germany Luftwaffe 157 Franz Woidich  Germany Luftwaffe 110 Donald J. Blakeslee  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 14½ Olavi Puro  Finland Finnish Air Force 36 The first fighter planes were little more than lumbering artillery spotters with an extra man carrying a revolver. Richard I. Bong  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 40 Glenn T. Eagleson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 18½ The circumstances of the earlier claim By M.M Alam with a flight of 11 Sqdn Sabres was impossible, to say the least. Early warning radar quickly became one of the most important tools in the nuclear age. Hermann Neuhoff  Germany Luftwaffe 40 James S. Stewart  United States U.S. Navy 9 The Air Force was part of the Army up until 1947 when it was made into its own branch. William R. Hodges  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Daniel B. Driscoll  United States U.S. Navy 5 Michael Dikovitsky  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Kurt Welter. “Buck” Gregory  United States U.S. Navy 5 Robert H. White  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 9 Thomas L. Hayes, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8½ Selva E. McGinty  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 Mark K. Bright  United States U.S. Navy 9 Doolittle is known for the “Dolittle Raid” (aka Tokyo Raid) in WWII. Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 59 John Yarra  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 12 Thomas G. Lanphier  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 George Welch  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 16 Arthur C. Cundy  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Lee P. Mankin  United States U.S. Navy 5 I would’ve mentioned Ilmari Juutilainen of the Finnish Air Force, the first non-german fighter ace in the list. Shigeo Fukumoto  Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 72 Nicholas Megura  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 11.84 John S. Loisel  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 11 Now it is your turn – we presented outstanding fighter pilots – for different reasons. Norman L. McDonald  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 11 Robert H. Vaught Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Heinz Marquardt  Germany Luftwaffe 121 Josip Helebrant  Croatia Croatian Air Force 11 Herbert Findeisen  Germany Luftwaffe 67 Robert M. Barkey  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 John B. Carder  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Maybe this should be taken with a slight grain of salt, that Rudel was a dedicated nazi certainly would not have hurt him when it came to rewards, but still. Marvin J. Franger  United States U.S. Navy 9 Robert P. Baldwin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 But wait there’s more – he also was among the highest scoring Me-262 pilots. Herbert Friebel  Germany Luftwaffe 58 ... and the scourge of allied pilots, the German Fokker. Edmond Marin la Meslée  France French Air Force 16 George T. Burgard  United States AVG 10.75 Richard C. Lampe  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Do fighter pilots carry guns? Arthur J. Benko  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 18½ Initially, he was rejected because of broken collarbone that never healed properly. You needed to have already distinguished yourself in numerous previous actions, for example… Not inky Billy Bishop but Raymond Collishaw. Required fields are marked *. Antoni Głowacki  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 8⅓ John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 19 Hometown: Superior, Wisconsin AKA: Bing-Bang Years of Service: 1941 to 1945 War: World War II Confirmed Kills: 40 Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp  Germany Luftwaffe 18 Charles A. Shields  United States U.S. Navy 5 Robert H. Kidwell  United States U.S. Navy 5 Using birth data on 470 German aces I … Jackson C. Mankin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Kenneth B. Smith (USAF)  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Robert V. Westermark  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Hans-Ulrich Rudel  Germany Luftwaffe 9 At the time Lt. Col. Mau flew the F-35A for the first time, there were only 86 other (male) pilots certified to fly the F-35A in the entire U.S. Air Force. What is the visibility out the cockpit windows. Joseph L. Lang  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 7.83 Leland P. Molland  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 11 Furio Niclot Doglio  Italy Regia Aeronautica 7 Otto Kittel  Germany Luftwaffe 267 Every year, the Air Force recognizes its best fighter pilot with a prestigious award. Bolesław Gładych  Poland Polish Air Force/U.S. Jorma Sarvanto, Finnish pilot, shot down 6 Soviet bombers in 4 minutes. Robert W. McNair  Canada RCAF 16 He was shot down in April 1918, but he is always considered of the best fighter pilot ever. Arthur Spurgin  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 5 With some modesty I would have to say that the US has the best pilots. That is not to take away from other countries who have good pilots but overa... Robert H. Riddle  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 11 Pattle’s victories were over German and Italian aircraft. Arthur Chin /Chen Ruitian  United States Chinese Nationalist Air Force(USA-born volunteer) 8½ Lydia Litvak  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 12 Eduard Tratt  Germany Luftwaffe 38 Peter J. Robert E. Clements  United States U.S. Navy 5 Tragically, he was shot down by a German pilot who learned to fly with Pégoud during his time as an aviation instructor – before WWI started. Karl Hammerl  Germany Luftwaffe 67 Felix D. Williamson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 13 Heinrich Ehrler  Germany Luftwaffe 208 CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, Croix de Guerre (Belgium). He wasn’t a fighter pilot, and not an ace. Joseph R. Myshrall  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Leslie D. Nelson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Hans-Heinrich Koenig  Germany Luftwaffe 28 Michael Brezas  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 12 To motivate our future air warriors, here are few pics of women fighter pilots from around the world every women aspirant must see to motivate themselves. Heinrich Krafft  Germany Luftwaffe 78 Inspired into aviation by his father (an RAF fighter pilot during World War Two), Nigel Lamb gained his pilot licence in 1976 and has been an aerobatic display pilot for over 30 years. He is also commanding a unit of pilots known as “The Flying Units” including his brother Lothar. Dwight B. Galt  United States U.S. Navy 5 Also- -my vote for arguably the greatest piston engine fighter/bomber combat aircraft of WW2: Dornier Do 335 ‘Pfeil’. James E. Fenex Jr  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Hans-Joachim Kroschinski  Germany Luftwaffe 76 Gordon Gollob  Germany Luftwaffe 150 Willi Nemitz  Germany Luftwaffe 81 James V. Reber, Jr.  United States U.S. Navy 11 Donald M. McPherson  United States U.S. Navy 5 Army Air Forces 10 David W. Allen (USAAF)  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8 Kazimierz Rutkowski  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 5½ Bobby Gibbes  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 10¼ “In 1978 he attended Top Gun, the Navy Fighter Weapons School, which turns the best pilots into instructors. Jürgen Harder  Germany Luftwaffe 64 Edward O. Shaw  United States U.S. Marine Corps 13 This is subjective at best but more, and more realistic, experience generally leads to better pilots. There are ways to get more out of every flyin... James H. Doolittle is the super amazing pilot since his childhood as he made a glider at the age of 15. Gerhard Raht  Germany Luftwaffe 58 Willy Kientsch  Germany Luftwaffe 53 German fighter ace Adolf Galland is not even in the top 30 list above. Led by Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss, VMF-115 compiled an outstanding combat record. Gerhard Beutin  Germany Luftwaffe 60 Thomas B. McGuire  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 38 James S. Varnell, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 17 Erbo Graf von Kageneck  Germany Luftwaffe 67 William Grosvenor Jr  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Wonder where his name is coming from? Donald J. Strait  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 13½ George T. Chandler  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Evan M. Johnson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Julius W. Ireland  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 Les Clisby  Australia Royal Air Force 16 William J. Bonneau  United States U.S. Navy 8 5 victories in single sortie), R A Kipp 10.5 +2 ground,J D Mitchner 10.5, D W Schmidt 10.5, J E Walker 10.5, A U ” Bert ” Houle 11, J W Williams 10, D C Gordon 9 + 2 shared, Walker ‘Bud’ Melville Mahurin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 20.75 Roger C. Pryor  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Väinö Suhonen  Finland Finnish Air Force 19½ You need to do more research with respect to WW1 Fighter Pilots. Truman S. Barnes  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Andrew J. Reynolds  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Veikko Karu  Finland Finnish Air Force 10 ” Not very professional to use foul language on an otherwise awesome and valuable resource you have compiled. Charles J. Cesky  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8½ Richard B. Blaydes  United States U.S. Navy 5 In the hands of our pilots and the mix of different aircrafts with the IAF the potent bird’s lethality will only increase. There were most likely exaggerated claims, no doubt. John Lloyd Waddy  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 15½ Ivan Stepanenko  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 33 Frank A. Cutler  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8½ Over the years, the United States has developed a strategic military partnership with Israel by equipping them with the world’s best fighter jets which include the stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35s along with what is the Middle-East nation’s largest fleet of F-16s on the planet. The Dolittle Raid was an air raid on Tokyo. Thomas J. Lynch  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 20 John L. McGinn  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Kyösti Karhila  Finland Finnish Air Force 32 Founded in 1870, Ohio State University began training a handful of pilots in 1917 during World War I. Heinrich Sturm  Germany Luftwaffe 158 Wilhelm Freuwörth  Germany Luftwaffe 58 Friedrich-Karl Müller  Germany Luftwaffe 140 Hemmo Leino  Finland Finnish Air Force 11 Brown  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Morris A. Stanley  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Frederick F. Champlin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 9 Günter Steinhausen  Germany Luftwaffe 40 Mannock was one of the world’s first theorists of aviation tactics. Otto Schulz  Germany Luftwaffe 51 Gordon E. Schecter  United States U.S. Navy 5 Jack E. Conger  United States U.S. Marine Corps 10½ Yekaterina Budanova  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 6 J T Cain 5 + 15 ground, Irving Kennedy 6 + 4 shared. This article was about the top ten best fighter pilots in the history of a world. Costantino Petrosellini  Italy Regia Aeronautica 5 Raymond Harries  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 Robert H. Smith  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 8 August Lambert  Germany Luftwaffe 116 Which country has best fighter pilots in the world? Larry Holzwarth - October 31, 2020. 1. Anton Hackl  Germany Luftwaffe 192 He was active as a flight teacher for the West German Luftwaffe after the War. James P. Hagerstrom  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 So he holds the title “All time Allied Ace of Aces”. 1. Satoru Anabuki  Japan Imperial Japanese Army 51 Jorma Karhunen  Finland Finnish Air Force 31 Frank C. Jones  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Leonard J. Luigi Baron  Italy Regia Aeronautica 12 Charles H. Laughlin  United States AVG 5 and thanks to the Germans they constantly flew and did so until they were dead. Wars and weapons. Aurel Tifrea  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 5 Takemizu Takeo  Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 18 Roald Dahl  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 5 USAF fighter pilots typically carry the standard 9mm Beretta with extra magazines. Christopher L. Magee  United States U.S. Marine Corps 9 List of Top Ten Best Fighter Pilots EverEnrich Hartmann: Enrich Hartmann was born in 1922 in Germany. He was a man who inspired many monikers from his enemies.Manfred Von Richthofen: Manfred Von Richthofen was also one the most famous fighter pilot in the history of aviation. ...Rene Fonck: Rene Fonck was born in 1894. ...Billy Bishop: Billy Bishop was born in 1894 in Ontario, Canada. ...More items... did not you see that a quality fighter pilot can down a f16 plane while flying an old aircraft. Fighter aircraft is the military aircraft designed primarily for air to air combat against other aircraft as opposed to bombers whose main mission is to attack ground targets. Covered. Bert W. Marshall, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 7 Vintila Bratianu  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 5 Walter Ohlrogge  Germany Luftwaffe 77 Lee V. Wiseman  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Norman J. Fortier  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5.83 Elliot Summer  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Keith Truscott  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 17 Robert B. Porter  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 Walter C. Beckham  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 18 I’ve heard that German kill claims had to be verified & were among the most stringent & accurate records of the WW2. Edwin L. Olander  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 Robert M. DeHaven  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 14 He trained and flew with a unit called “The Flying Circus” – by far the most feared by Allied forces. Surely Wing Commander J.E. 1. Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld  Germany Luftwaffe 51 Waldemar Semelka  Germany Luftwaffe 75 Schnaufer, nicknamed “Spook of Sint-Truiden“ makes the list for being the highest scoring night fighter ace in history. John H. White (USAF)  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Helmut Schönfelder  Germany Luftwaffe 56 * Covers the story of one of the greatest fighter pilot heroes of the First World War. Olds is widely seen as the best wing commander in the Vietnam War – for his reputation of being a brilliant combat leader as well as for his air fighting skills. Charles H. Older  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 18 Vernon E. Graham  United States U.S. Navy 5 The report said the incident happened in the country’s southwest, in the city of Dezful, 444 kilometers (270 miles) from the capital, Tehran and near the border with Iraq. Quince L. Brown  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 12⅓ Wolf-Udo Ettel  Germany Luftwaffe 124 Teodor Zabava  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 11 Here are the Top10 Best books to read for fighter pilots and aviation enthusiasts: 1. Kurt Bühligen  Germany Luftwaffe 112 The loop is an aerobatics manoeuvre very popular when doing MiGFlug flights with customers. William E. Whalen  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 William J. Stangel  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Nigel Cullen  Australia Royal Air Force 16½ William D. McGarry  United States AVG 10¼ James E. Duffy, Jr  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5.2 Angus Horne  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 8 Lev Shestakov  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 65 Mirosław Ferić  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 9 ⅓ Ferruccio Serafini  Italy Regia Aeronautica 7 So why is he here? Dan Scurtu  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 8 All we ever hear about is the failure of the Battle of Britain. Mike Spick, author of the excellent Luftwaffe Fighter Aces, examines in detail every major theatre of the air war, compares the aircraft and operational conditions, and highlights individual tactics and methods of the best of the aces. Morton D. Magoffin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 The book covers the history of the adversary programs in the American military as well as exploring the current air combat environment Modern threat aircraft flown by the former Soviet Union as well as the three American aggressor fighters ... Pierre Le Gloan  France French Air Force 18 Helmut Mertens  Germany Luftwaffe 97 Taiwan. Luigi Giannella  Italy Regia Aeronautica 12 But pilot and training play a huge role here, so these statistics are limited in judging what fighter jet is the best. The top position among best female fighter pilots are given to Lt. Col Christine Mau. Gustav Rödel  Germany Luftwaffe 98 Paul Semrau  Germany Luftwaffe 46 This aided them greatly during missions and ‘dogfights’. Your email address will not be published. Roderick Bowes  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 9 Richard E. Duffy  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 John Dundas  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 12 No half kills were counted etc. Wilhelm Steinmann  Germany Luftwaffe 44 Hayden M. Jensen  United States U.S. Navy 5 Karl Hoffmann  Germany Luftwaffe 70 Werner Quast  Germany Luftwaffe 84 Carroll S. Knott  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Walter J. Goehausen, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Edmund Wagner  Germany Luftwaffe 56 Joseph H. Powers, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 14½ Lauri Pekuri  Finland Finnish Air Force 18½ Paul R. Cochran  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Found insideBestselling author Don Brown (Treason) sits down with Yelllin, now ninety-three years old, to tell the incredible true story of the final combat mission of World War II. Nine days after Hiroshima, on the morning of August 14th, Yellin and ... The British & Foreign fighter pilots, particularly the Poles should be far better represented in your top 10. Aleksander Gabszewicz  Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 9 ½ Karl-Heinz Becker  Germany Luftwaffe 7 I F Kennedy 8 + 4 shared, R D Schultz 8, D A Mac Fadyen 7 + 5 ground + 5 V1s Harry H. Sealey  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 John L. Bradley  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Wilbur J. Thomas  United States U.S. Marine Corps 18½ The Memoir of a World War Two Night-Fighter (Memoirs from World War Two) Roderick Chisholm. Howard D. Hively  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 12 Gerhard Michalski  Germany Luftwaffe 73 Loren D. Everton  United States U.S. Marine Corps 12 Ernst Süß  Germany Luftwaffe 68 Dominic S. Gentile  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 21.83 According to Wikipedia, “Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War. Heinz Ewald  Germany Luftwaffe 84 Heinz Strüning  Germany Luftwaffe 56 Edward E. Lines  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 10 Not wanting to miss out on the action, Boleslaw joined the US 56th Fighter Group. Successful sorties against terrorists hideout made PAF one of the best pilots in the world. Harvey P. Picken  United States U.S. Navy 9 Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann  Germany Luftwaffe 44 Oliver B. Taylor  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 He did everywhere and his name should be better known. Without any doubt, the US, Russia, UK, Israel, India, Pakistan, Germany and all NATO countries have the best fighter pilots due to these reasons:-. Lasse Aaltonen  Finland Finnish Air Force 12½ Karl Borris  Germany Luftwaffe 43 Vladimir Bobrov  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 43 Robert Roland Stanford Tuck  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 30 There have been great fighter pilots in movies but none comes close to his achievements. Michael R. Yunck  United States U.S. Marine Corps 5 James E. Hill  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 As opposed to Erich Hartmann, Galland was shot done several times as he took a great risk. Rudolf Ehrenberger  Germany Luftwaffe 49 Gheorghe Cocebas  Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 9 Luigi Mariotti  Italy Regia Aeronautica 5 Klaus Mietusch  Germany Luftwaffe 72 Donald H. Bochkay  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 14.84 Kenneth R. Martin  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Lawrence F. O’Neill  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Glenn E. Duncan  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 19 Martti Kalima  Finland Finnish Air Force 10½ Robert H. Ammon  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 5 In 1985, he became the Navy’s Fighter Pilot of the Year. Johnnie G. Miller  United States U.S. Navy 8 triplane. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer  Germany Luftwaffe 121 Found insideInstead, this is an articulate and absorbing account of what life is really like among a rare breed of arrogant, cocky, boisterous and fun-loving young men who readily transform into steely professionals at the controls of a fighter ... “With the final induction ceremony, the world’s best combat proven 4.5 generation fighter plane gets the world’s best fighter pilots. Recent article from VWoC, ” Stocky ” Edwards stated according to his battles... From PAF exaggerated claims, no doubt the military in 1917 as one the. 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