List of World War II aces from New Zealand

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B

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Balfour, Robert Hamish "Jimmy"	4 & 1 shr.	DFC
Bary, Ronald Edward	6?		KIA 12 April 1945
Blake, Minden Vaughan "Mindy"	13	DSO, DFC	♣, POW 19 August 1942
Bonham, Gordon Loversidge "Snowy"	5 V-1s		KIA 25 September 1944
Bremner, Robert Duff	8.5	DFC	inc. 7 V-1s
Browne, Allen Edward	6	DFC
Browne, Stanley Franklin	6	DFC*
Bush, Charles Roy	5	DFC	♣ KIFA 30 November 1948

C

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Cammock, Raymond John	20.5 V-1s		KIA 6 October 1944
Carbury, Brian John George Brian Carbury Flight Lieutenant Brian John George Carbury DFC & Bar was a New Zealand fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was credited with being one of two aces in a day in the Battle of Britain as he shot down five aircraft on 31 August 1940...	17	DFC*	♣
Carlson, Donald C	3 & 2 shr.	DFC
Chambers, Hansford Ward	7	DFC
Checketts, John Milne Johnny Checketts Wing Commander John "Johnny" Milne Checketts, DSO, DFC was a World War II Flying ace.-Birth and education:...	16 (inc. 2 V-1s)	DSO, DFC
Clouston, Wilfred Greville	12	DFC	♣
Collyns, Basil Gordon "Buck"	7	DFC	♣ KIA 20 August 1944
Costello, Maurice James "Morrie"	3
Crawford-Compton, William Vernon Bill Crawford-Crompton Air Vice Marshal William Vernon "Bill" Crawford-Crompton CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar was a New Zealand-born pilot and air ace of the Second World War. After the war, he went on to serve as a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.Crawford-Crompton was born in Invercargill, New Zealand on 2...	22	DSO, DFC
Cullen, James Roy "Jimmy"	16 V-1s

D

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Danzey, Raymond Jack "Dan"	11 V-1s
Deere, Alan Christopher "Al" Alan Christopher Deere Air Commodore Alan Christopher "Al" Deere, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar , was a New Zealand Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain and author of Nine Lives.-Early life:...	18	DSO, DFC*	♣
Dini, Antonio Simmons	7		KIFA 31 May 1940
Doherty, Eric Steele "Francis"	7	DFM, DFC (US)

E

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Eagleson, Owen David "Ginger"	22		inc. 20 V-1s, POW

F

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Fisken, Geoffrey Bryson	11	DFC
Fitzgerald, Thomas Bernard	6	DFC	♣

G

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Gawith, Alan Antill	5	DFC	♣, POW, Surviving Aircrew
Gibson, John Albert Axel John Albert Axel Gibson John Albert Axel "Johnny" Gibson DSO, DFC was Royal Air Force officer and a noted World War II air ace.- Early life :...	13	DSO, DFC	♣
Grant, Reginald Joseph Cowan Reg Grant Reginald Joseph Cowan Grant DFC and Bar, DFM was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force who was killed in flying operations during the Second World War.-Career:...	8	DFM, DFC*	KIA 28 February 1944
Gray, Colin Falkland Colin Falkland Gray Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray DSO, DFC and Two Bars was the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War. Gray was credited with 27 aerial kills, two shared destroyed, six probable kills, with a further four shared probables.-Early life:He and his twin brother Ken were born in...	29	DSO, DFC**	♣

H

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Hall, Bevan Mason	7.5 V-1s		KIA 27 December 1944
Hall, Peter Francis Locker Peter Hall (flying ace) Flight Lieutenant Peter Francis Locker Hall, DFC & Bar was a New Zealand flying ace during World War II. He had become infatuated with flight in 1928, when his father bought him a plane ride with Australian aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith.Hall joined RNZAF No. 488 Squadron in 1943, and...	8	DFC*
Hammond, Derek Harold	8
Hardy, Owen Leslie	6	DFC*
Hart, William Alfred	7 V-1s
Hayter, James Chilton Francis "Spud"	5	DFC*	♣
Hayton, Gilbert McLean "Gillie"	6		Drowned aboard HMT Laconia 20 October 1942
Herrick, Michael James	8	DFC*	♣ MIA 16 June 1944
Hesselyn, Raymond Brown Raymond Brown Hesselyn Squadron Leader Raymond Brown Hesselyn, MBE, DFC, DFM & Bar was one of New Zealand's top fighter aces in World War II.Hesselyn was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. In civilian life, he was a machinist....	19	DFC, DFM*	POW October 1943
Hill, Howard Perry	3.5		♣ KIA 20 September 1940
Hodgson, William Henry	7	DFC	♣ KIFA 13 March 1941
Hooper, Garnet J Michael "Gus"	9		inc. 8 V-1s
Houlton, John Arthur	7	DFC
Hyde, Reginald Jack	5	AFC	♣

I

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Ingram, Mervin Robert Bruce	10.33	DFC	WIA 11 July 1941

J

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Jameson, George Edmond "Jamie"	11	DSO, DFC
Jameson, Patrick Geraint Patrick Jameson Air Commodore Patrick Geraint "Jamie" Jameson CB, DSO, DFC & Bar was a New Zealander who flew with the Royal Air Force and was recognised as an flying ace.-Early life:...	9	DSO, DFC*	♣
Joyce, Ernest Leslie "Nipper"	9	DFM	KIA 18 June 1944
Julian, Ivon (Evan)	5	DFM

K

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Kain, Edgar James "Cobber" Cobber Kain Edgar James Kain DFC was a New Zealand fighter pilot. Nicknamed "Cobber", Flying Officer Kain was the first RAF air ace of the Second World War, and also the first recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross in the Second World War. During the Battle of France in 1940, he scored 17 confirmed kills...	17	DFC	KIFA 7 June 1940
Kalka, William Arthur "Wacky"	9 V-1s		KIA 25 March 1945
Kilian, John Rutherford Clark	5	CdG
Kleinmayer, Robert Gordon "Dutch"	7.5 V-1s
Kuhn, Edmund Eric Geddes	5

L

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Lawless, Frank Brewster "Bruce"	11		inc. 10 V-1s
Lawrence, Keith Ashley	6	DFC	♣ Surviving Aircrew
LeLong, Roy Emile	10	AFC, DFC*
Livingstone, David Franklin	7	DFC
Longley, Harold Watson	5	DFC

M

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
McCarthy, Kevin	6 V-1s
McCaw, James Hugh "Black Mac"	20 V-1s	DFC
McGregor, Sir Hector Douglas	6	DSO	♣
MacKenzie, John Noble	10	DFC	♣
MacKenzie, Russell Merriman	5	DSO, DFC
Mackie, Evan Dall "Rosie" Evan Mackie Wing Commander Evan "Rosie" Mackie, DSO, DFC & Bar, was a New Zealand fighter pilot and ace of the Second World War.Many New Zealand pilots who served overseas enlisted in the RAF; Mackie chose to join the RNZAF and as such he was the highest scoring member of that service.Born in October 1917,...	23	DSO, DFC*
Malfroy, Camille Enright Cam Malfroy Camille Enright Malfroy was a prominent New Zealand tennis player of the 1930s and 40s, competing in numerous grand slam championships of the era. He was also a well known pilot and attested an ace pilot during World War II....	5	DFC, DFC(US)
Marra, T B	5
Mason, Henry Maurice "Morrie"	7		inc. 5.5 V-1s. KIA 19 July 1948
Miller, William Lister "Dusty"	7 V-1s
Montgomerie, Leighton John	5	DFC	KIA 29 August 1944
Murphy, Francis "Spud"	5	DFC

N

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Newton, Percival Guy Haig	5	DFC
Nicholls, Charles William Kelvin	5
North, Harold Leslie "Knockers"	5	DFC	♣ KIA 1 May 1942

O

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
O'Connor, Brian John	11		nc 8.5 V-1s

P

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Pannel, Geoffroy Charles Russell	5		♣
Park, Nigel Manfred	11	DFM	KIA 25 October 1942
Peart, Alan McGregor	7	DFC
Player, John Howard	6	DSO, DFC	KIFA 8 August 1947
Porteous, James Kerrow	7	DFC
Powell, Neville Joseph "Pip"	6		inc 5 V-1s

R

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Rabone, Paul Watling	8	DFC	♣ KIA 24 July 1944
Rae, John Donald	13	DFC*
Robinson, Douglas Nevill		DFC

S

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Sames, Arthur Norman "Artie"	8	DFC*
Schrader, Warren Edward "Smokey"	13	DFC*
Scott, Desmond James Desmond J. Scott Group Captain Desmond James Scott, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar was a New Zealand fighter pilot during the Second World War. He got his licence as a private pilot in New Zealand in 1939 and was automatically enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in September of that year...	8	DSO, DFC, CdG
Scott, Donald Stuart	14
Sheddan, Cornelius James	15	DFC	inc. 7.5 V-1s
Short, Sydney John	6		inc 5 V-1s
Smith, Irving Stanley "Black"	8	DFC*	♣
Smith, Keith Alexander	14		inc 12 V-1s
Spurdle, Robert Lawrence	10	DFC*	♣
Stafford, John Harry "Jack"	13	DFC	inc 8 V-1s
Stead, Allen Bennetto	5		KIA 6 January 1945
Stenborg, Gray	15	DFC	KIA 24 September 1943
Stewart, Kenneth William	5	DFC
Stratton, William Hector	9	DFC*
Sweetman, Harvey Nelson	15	DFC	inc 10.5 V-1s

T

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Tait, Kenneth William	6	DFC	♣ MIA 4 August 1941
Tanner, Eric William "Rick"	6		inc 5 V-1s
Taylor-Cannon, Keith Granville "Hyphen"	7	DFC*	MIA 13 April 1945
Tracey, Owen Vincent	6	DFC	KIA 8 December 1941
Trott, William Allan Liddell	7		inc. 6 V-1s. KIFA 17 February 1955
Trousdale, Richard Mackle (Macklow?)	8	DFC*	KIFA 19 May 1947

U

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Umbers, Arthur Ernest "Spike"	23	DFC*	inc. 15.5 V-1s. KIA 14 February 1945

V

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Verity, Victor Bosanquet Strachan	9	DFC

W

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Ward, Derek Harland Derek Harland Ward Squadron Leader Derek Harland Ward, DFC & Bar, was a New Zealand flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with six kills, one shared destroyed, one probable and four damaged against the Luftwaffe. Ward was shot down and killed by the German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille on 17 June 1942...	8	DFC*	♣ KIA 17 June 1942
Watters, Joseph	8		♣
Wells, Edward Preston "Hawkeye"	12	DFC*	♣
West, Jeffery George	6	DFM
Westenra, Derrick Fitzgerald "Jerry"	11	DFC*
White, Geoffrey Gordon	5		KIA 23 May 1943
Whitley, Eric William	11	DSO, DFC	♣
Williams, Gordon Albert	5	DFM
Williams, John Edwin Ashley "Willy" John Edwin Ashley Williams Squadron Leader John Edwin Ashley "Willy" Williams, DFC was an Australian air ace during the Second World War. He served in the Middle East and North Africa with the Royal Air Force , and was among the Allied prisoners of war murdered by the Gestapo, following "The Great Escape", in 1944. He...	5	DFC	(a New Zealand-born Australian) POW 31 October 1942; later in Stalag Luft 3 and took part in the Great Escape,; KIA 29 March 1944. (Also listed in Australian Aces)
Williams, Stanford Seaton "Bill"	11		inc. 8 V-1s. KIA 22 December 1944
Wipiti, Bert Samuel Bert Wipiti Bert Sam Wipiti DFM was a New Zealand fighter ace of World War II, initially with RAF squadrons.-Biography:A Māori and born in New Plymouth, he joined the RNZAF in January 1941....	6		KIA 3 October 1943
Woodman, Brian Wallace	5	DFC
Worthington, John Colin	5	DFC	Served with No 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron - passed away 2010

Y

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Yule, Robert Duncan Bob Yule Robert Duncan Yule DSO, DFC and Bar was a New Zealand born officer and fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain and Second World War.-Career:...	8	DSO, DFC*	♣ KIFA 11 September 1953

Abbreviations

♣ - flew in the Battle of Britain
"KIA" in Notes means Killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...

(dates are included where possible).
"KIFA" in Notes means Killed in Flying Accident.
"MIA" in Notes means Missing in action
Missing in action
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.
"WIA" in Notes means Wounded in action
Wounded in action
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leading to death which, in some cases, may have occurred months later.
"POW" in Notes means Prisoner of War
Prisoner of war
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Awards

^Award	^Title	^Notes
^AFC	^{Air Force Cross} Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"...	^{Awarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy".}
^CDeG	^{Croix de guerreCroix de guerre The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...}	^{A military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium.}
^DFC	^{Distinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...}	^{Awarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".}
^DFC*	^{Distinguished Flying Cross and BarDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...}	^{A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award.}
^DFC(US)	^{Distinguished Flying Cross - United StatesDistinguished Flying Cross (United States) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The...}	^{The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight".sup>}
^DFM	^{Distinguished Flying MedalDistinguished Flying Medal The Distinguished Flying Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and the other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active...}	^{Awarded to military below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".}
^DSO	^{Distinguished Service OrderDistinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...}	^{Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.}
^DSO*	^{Distinguished Service Order and BarDistinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...}	^{A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award.}

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