List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acworth, Richard Alvin | 8 | ||
| Agazarian, Noel Le Chavalier | 9 | KIA 16 May 1941 | |
| Aitken, Sir John William Maxwell "Max" Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet Sir John William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 2nd Baronet, DSO, DFC , formerly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook, was a British Conservative politician and press baron, the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.... |
15 | DSO, DFC | |
| Allan, John Watson "Ian" | 14 | ||
| Allard, Geoffrey "Sammy" Geoffrey Allard Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard DFC, DFM & Bar was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War. Allard scored 19 victories against enemy aircraft, as well as five shared kills, two probable kills during the war.-Early life:... |
24 | DFC, DFM* | KIA 13 March 1941 |
| Allen, Hubert Raymond "Dizzy" | 8 | ||
| Allen, John Lawrence | 8 | ||
| Allen, James A Sandeman "Sandy" | 7 | ||
| Allen, Derek Hurlestone | 6 | ||
| Allen, Percy Frank | 5 | ||
| Ambrose, H | 9 | ||
| Andrew, James Richard | 6 | ||
| Archer, Philip Leslie Irving | 6 | DFC | Born in Barbados, KIA 17 June 1943 flying with RCAF |
| Aries, Ellis Walter | 6 | ||
| Ashton, John Henry | 5 | ||
| Atcherley, David Francis William | 5 | ||
| Atkinson, Harold Derrick | 12 | DFC | KIA 25 August 1940 |
| Ayerst, Peter Vigne | 5 | DFC | |
| Ayre, Harold Woolgar "Harry" | 5 |
B
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babbage, Cyril Fredrick | 8 | ||
| Bader, Douglas Robert Steuart Douglas Bader Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL was a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged.Bader joined the... |
22 | DSO* DFC* | POW 9 August 1941 |
| Badger, John Vincent Clarence "Tubby" | 8 | DFC | WIA 30 August 1940; Died 30 June 1941 |
| Baker, Henry Collingham "Butch" | 7 | ||
| Baldwin, John "Johnny" John Robert Baldwin Wing Commander John Robert Baldwin, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar AFC was a British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve officer and the top scoring fighter ace flying the Hawker Typhoon exclusively.... |
15 | DSO, DFC and BAR | Highest scorer on Typhoons. Missing during Korean War |
| Ball, George Eric | 7 | DFC | KIFA 1 February 1946 |
| Bamberger, Cyril Stanley "Bam" Cyril Stanley Bamberger Cyril Stanley 'Bam' Bamberger DFC* AE* was a Royal Air Force pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, the Defence of Malta and the Korean War.- Early life :Bamberger was born in Hyde, Cheshire, and educated locally... |
5 | DFC* AE* | |
| Barclay, Richard George Arthur | 8 | DFC | MIA 17 July 1942 |
| Barton, Anthony Richard Henry | 9 | KIFA 4 April 1943 | |
| Bayne, Alfred William Alexander | 11 | ||
| Bazin, James Michael | 10 | ||
| Beamont, Roland Prosper "Bee" Roland Beamont Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar was a British fighter pilot and test pilot for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and the years that followed... |
9 | DSO* DFC* | |
| Beard, John Morris Bentley | 6 | ||
| Beaumont, The Hon Walter | 8 | DFC | MIA 23 September 1940 |
| Beazley, Hugh John Sherard | 6 | ||
| Bennions, George Herman "Ben" George Bennions Squadron Leader George Herman 'Ben' Bennions DFC, RAF was one of the leading Battle of Britain Spitfire pilots.- Early Life :... |
12 | DFC | |
| Berry, Ronald "Ras" | 24 | DFC,BAR TO DFC,DSO | |
| Bird-Wilson, Harold Arthur Cooper Harold Bird-Wilson Air Vice Marshal Harold Arthur Cooper "Birdie" Bird-Wilson CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AFC & Bar was a British Royal Air Force ace during World War II.-Family Background:... |
9 | DSO*, DFC*, DFC(Netherlands), MoM1 (Czech), AFC* | |
| Blackadder, William Francis | 7 | DSO | |
| Blair, Kenneth Hughes | 8 | ||
| Blake, Arthur Giles "Admiral" | 5 | FAA, KIA 29 October 1940 | |
| Boddington, Michael Christopher B | 11 | ||
| Bogie, Crelin Arthur W "Bogle" | 11 | ||
| Boitel-Gill, Derek Pierre Aumale | 8 | India, KIA 1 August 1941 | |
| Boulter, John Clifford | 6 | DFC | KIA 17 February 1941 |
| Boyd, Adrian Hope "Ginger" | 18 | DSO DFC* | |
| Boyd, Robert Finlay | 21 | ||
| Braham, John Randall Daniel "Bob" Bob Braham John Randall Daniel 'Bob' Braham DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, CD, was a British pilot and one of the most highly decorated airman of the RAF in World War II. He claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed one more, and damaged 6 in 318 operational flights... |
29 | DSO** DFC** AFC | |
| Bright, Vernon Maxwell | 8 | ||
| Brothers, Peter Malam "Pete" Peter Malam Brothers Air Commodore Peter Malam 'Pete' Brothers, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar was a famed World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain... |
16 | DSO DFC* | |
| Bruen, John Martin Lt RN | 4 plus shares | DSO, DSC | FAA |
| Bungey, Robert W | |||
| Burbridge, Branse Branse Burbridge Wing Commander Branse Burbridge, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar , was the top scoring Allied night fighter pilot of World War II.Born in East Dulwich, Burbridge lived in Knebworth when the Second World War broke out in September 1939, working as an insurance clerk... |
21 | DSO* DFC* | Highest scoring Allied night fighter ace |
| Burnell-Phillips, Peter Anthony | 5 | DFM | KIFA 9th February 1941 607 Sqn Hurricane |
C
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caister, James Russell | 6 | ||
| Caldwell, G L | 7 | ||
| Cameron, Matthew | 5 | ||
| Cameron, Neil | 5 | ||
| Campbell, Francis | 6 | ||
| Carey, Frank Reginald Frank Reginald Carey Group Captain Frank Reginald "Chota" Carey CBE, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, DFM was an English World War II fighter ace with 25 victories, three shared destroyed, four unconfirmed destroyed, four probables and eight damaged... |
28 | DFC**, AFC, DFM | 2nd highest Hurricane ace, did not fly after 1942 |
| Carpenter, John Michael Vowles "Chip" | 8 | ||
| Cartridge, David Leslie | 5 | KIA 4 July 1940 | |
| Cartwright, Henry | 5 | ||
| Casbolt, Charles Edward "Cas" | 14 | ||
| Casson, Lionel Horwood "Buck" | 5 | DFC, AFC, AE* | |
| Chandler, Horatio Herbert | 5 | ||
| Charlton, Philip Noel "Freddie" | 6 | ||
| Charney, Kenneth Langley | 6 | ||
| Charnock, Harry Walpole | 9 | DFC, DFM | KIA 19 November 1944 |
| Chase, Frederick John Allison | 5 | ||
| Chisholm, Roderick Aeneas | 9 | DSO, DFC | |
| Chisholm, John Henry Mackellar | 7 | KIA 15 September 1944 | |
| Chudleigh, Richard Neil | |||
| Churchill, Walter Myers | 6 | DSO, DFC | KIA 26 August 1942 |
| Clapperton, Raymond Hedley | |||
| Cleaver, Gordon Neil S "Mouse" Gordon Cleaver Squadron Leader Gordon Neil Spencer 'Mouse' Cleaver, DFC RAF was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain. Cleaver was scored a total of 7 kills during the Second World War, but is best remembered for the role he played in developing artificial lenses to restore... |
7 | DFC | |
| Clerke, Rupert Francis Henry | 7 | DFC | |
| Clift, Douglas Gerald "Duggie" | 5 | ||
| Clowes, Arthur Victor "Darky" | 11 | DFC, DFM | |
| Clyde, William Pancoast "Billy" | 10 | ||
| Cobley, Peter Charles | 5 | ||
| Coghlan, John Hunter | 6 | DFC | KIA 17 Aug 1940 |
| Cole, Robert Walton | 25 | ||
| Cole, Robert Bruce | 6 | ||
| Coleman, George Byrne Stanislaus | 7 | ||
| Coleman, Patrick Tuisley | 7 | ||
| Collard, Peter | 6 | DFC | KIA 14 Aug 1940 |
| Comely, Peter Woodruff | 5 | MIA 15 Aug 1940 | |
| Connors, Stanley Dudley Pierce | 12 | DFC* | KIA 18 Aug 1940 |
| Constable-Maxwell, Michael Hugh | 7 | DSO, DFC | |
| Conway, Alfred Gordon | 7 | DFC | |
| Cook, Harry | 6 | ||
| Cooke, Charles Alfred | 5 | DFC | |
| Cooke, Nicholas Gresham | 12 | DFC | KIA 31 May 1940 |
| Cooper-Slipper, Thomas Paul Michael | 8 | DFC | |
| Cork, Richard John "Dickie" Richard John Cork Richard John Cork DSO, DSC was a fighter ace in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Cork, a naval officer, served in the Battle of Britain as the wingman for Douglas Bader in No. 242 Squadron Royal Air Force... |
11 | DSO, DSC | flew with RAF and FAA, killed in action 14 April 1944 |
| Corre, Howard John | 5 | ||
| Cosby, Ivor Henry | 8 | DFC | |
| Cotes-Preedy, Digby Vawdre Cartmel "Digger" | 12 | GM, DFC | |
| Cottingham, Leonard | 14 | ||
| Cox, Graham James | 11 | ||
| Cox, David George Samuel Richardson | 8 | DFC | |
| Cox, Neill Dudley | 5 | ||
| Craig, John Teasdale "Bobby" | 8 | DFM | KIA 2 June 1941 |
| Crew, Edward Dixon | 12 | DSO*, DFC*, CB | |
| Crook, David Moore David Moore Crook David Moore Crook DFC was a British fighter pilot born in Huddersfield, England.-RAF career:After attending Cambridge University, he was mobilised as part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on the outbreak of war. Flying the Spitfire Crook participated in the Battle of Britain, flying with No... |
8 | DFC | KIA 18 December 1944 |
| Crosley, R Michael "Mike" | 5 | ||
| Cross, Robert Walter | 9 | ||
| Crossley, Gordon | |||
| Crossley, Michael Nicholson Michael Nicholson Crossley Wing Commander Michael Nicholson Crossley DSO, OBE, DFC was a Royal Air Force Flying ace who, during the Second World War, led No. 32 Squadron RAF in the Battle of Britain.... |
22 | DSO, DFC | |
| Crowley-Milling, Denis Denis Crowley-Milling Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AE was a Second World War fighter pilot and later an air officer in the Royal Air Force.-Second World War:... |
6 | DSO, DFC*, AE | |
| Cruikshank, A R | 11 | ||
| Cullen, Richard Nigel "Ape" | 16 | DFC | Killed in action 4 March 1941 |
| Cunningham, John "Cats Eyes" John Cunningham (RAF officer) Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, , was a British Royal Air Force night fighter ace during World War II and a test pilot, both before and after the war... |
20 | DSO**, DFC*, AE | chiefly on nightfighters |
| Cunningham, Wallace "Jock" | 8 | DFC | |
| Curchin, John | 12 | DFC | Killed in action 4 June 1941 |
| Currant, Christopher Frederick "Bunny" Bunny Currant Wing Commander Christopher Frederick "Bunny" Currant, DSO, DFC & Bar was a British fighter ace in the Second World War.-Early life and enlistment in the RAF:Currant was born on 14 December 1911 in Luton, Bedfordshire... |
15 | DSO ,DFC*, CdeG | |
| Czernin, Manfred Beckett Czernin, Count Manfred Beckett Manfred Beckett Czernin was a World War II Royal Air Force Pilot and later in the war was an operative with the Special Operations Executive.-Early Life:... |
18 | DSO, DFC, MC | Son of an Austrian diplomat and From 1943 operated in occupied Europe for the SOE. |
D
| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daber, John | 5 | |||
| Daddo-Langlois, Raoul William | 6 | |||
| Dafforn, Robert Chippindall | 8 | 501 & 229 Sqns | DFC | KIA 9 September 1943 |
| Dahl, Roald Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander... |
5 | |||
| Dalton-Morgan, Thomas Frederick | 17 | 43 Sqn | DFC | |
| Daniel, Stephen Walter "Dan" | 17 | |||
| Daniel, Edward Gough | 11 | |||
| Darley, Horace Stanley "George" | 5 | 609 Sqn (CO) | ||
| Darling, Edward Vivian "Mitzi" | 6 | 41 Sqn | DFC | MIA 2 June 1942 |
| David, William Dennis | 17 | 87 & 213 Sqns | ||
| Davidson, Henry John | 6 | 249 Sqn | KIA 6 October 1942 | |
| Davies, James William Elias | 8 | |||
| Davis, Charles Trevor | 10 | 238 Sqn | KIFA 26 March 1941 | |
| Davison, Michael Metcalfe | 13 | DFC and Bar | ||
| Davy, Dennis Henry | 10 | |||
| Daw, Victor George "Jack" | 6 | |||
| Dawson-Paul, Francis Francis Dawson-Paul Francis Dawson-Paul was a fighter ace in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was seconded to the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain serving with No. 64 Squadron RAF. Between the 1 and 25 July he shot down seven and a half German aircraft and was then shot... |
7.5, 1 | DOW 30 July 1940 | ||
| De L'Ara, Louis George Charles | 5 | |||
| Deacon, Albert Henry | 6 | |||
| Dean, Ernest Henry "Dixie" | 5 | |||
| Deanesley, Edward Christopher "Jumbo" | 6 | |||
| Denholm, George Lovell | 6 | 603 Sqn (CO) | ||
| Dewar, John Scatliff | 9 | DSO | India, KIA 12 September 1940 | |
| Dixon, Henry Peter | 5 | |||
| Dobie, Ian Alexander | 14 | |||
| Dodds, James "Hamish" | 13 | |||
| Doe, Robert Francis Thomas Bob Doe Wing Commander Robert Francis Thomas "Bob" Doe DSO, DFC & Bar was a flying ace of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, and served with honour with the Indian Air Force during the Burma campaign.-Early life:Robert Francis Thomas Doe was born in Reigate, Surrey,... |
16 | 234 Sqn | DSO DFC* | |
| Doll, John Christopher Shaboe | 5 | |||
| Donaldson, Edward Mortlock Edward Mortlock Donaldson Air Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson CB, CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar was an RAF Second World War Flying ace, and former holder of the airspeed World Record.-Biography:... |
6 | 151 Sqn | DSO AFC* LOM | |
| Donaldson, Georges Millar "Paddy" | 6 | |||
| Donaldson, Arthur Hay | 5 | |||
| Douglas, William Anderson | 6 | |||
| Dovell, Ronald Leonard | 6 | |||
| Downing, Alwyn Berriman "Berry" | 12 | |||
| Drake, Billy Billy Drake Group Captain Billy Drake DSO, DFC & Bar was a British air ace. He scored 20 enemy aircraft confirmed destroyed, six probable and nine damaged with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War... |
22 | 213 Sqn & 421 Flight | DSO DFC* | Surviving Aircrew |
| Draper, Bryan Vincent | 7 | 74 Sqn | DFC | KIA 28 February 1945 |
| Dredge, Alan Sydney | 9 | |||
| Drummond, John Fraser John Fraser Drummond Flying Officer John Fraser Drummond DFC was an RAF fighter pilot, an official ace who flew in the Battle of Britain.-Background:... |
9 | 46 & 92 Sqns | DFC | KIA 10 October 1940 |
| Dryland, Rodney 'Rod' | 20 | |||
| Dudley, Stanley | 12 | |||
| Duke, Neville Frederick Neville Duke Squadron Leader Neville Frederick Duke DSO, OBE, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, FRAeS,Czech War Cross was a British Second World War fighter pilot. He was the top Allied flying ace in the Mediterranean Theatre, having shot down at least 27 enemy aircraft, and was acknowledged as one of the world's foremost... |
29 | DSO DFC** AFC | ||
| Duke-Wooley, Raymond Myles Beecham | 7 | 253 & 23 Sqns | American DFC | |
| Duncan-Smith, Wilfred George Gerald W. G. G. Duncan Smith Group Captain Wilfrid George Gerald Duncan Smith, DSO and Bar, DFC and 2 Bars was a British Royal Air Force Second World War Flying ace.-Early life:... |
19 | DSO* DFC** | ||
| Dundas, Hugh Spencer Lisle "Cocky" Hugh Dundas Sir Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas CBE DSO and Bar DFC, , nicknamed "Cocky", was a World War II fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force. He was Promoted to Squadron Leader at the age of 21, to Wing Commander at 22. In 1944, Dundas was awarded the DSO and at 24 became one of the youngest Group Captains in... |
10 | 616 Sqn | DSO* DFC | |
| Dundas, John Charles | 16 | 609 Sqn | DFC | MIA 28 November 1941 |
| Dunn, Patrick Hunter 'Paddy' | 9 | |||
| Dunning-White, Peter William | 5 | |||
| Durnford, Peter Edward George | 5 | |||
| Dutton, Roy Gilbert | 19 | 145 Sqn | DFC | Ceylon |
| Dymond, William Lawrence | 11 | 41 Sqn | DFM | KIA 2 September 1940 |
| Dyson, Charles Harold | 9 |
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| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle, William Geoffrey | 7 | 274 & 198 Sqns | DFC | KIA 30 June 1945 | |
| Eckford, Alan Francis | 12 | 32, 242, 253 & 154 Sqns | |||
| Edgar, A H | 6 | ||||
| Edge, Gerald Richmond | 20 | DFC | |||
| Edghill, Douglas Frank Kitchener | 7 | ||||
| Edsall, Frank Eric | 6 | ||||
| Edwards, Edward Walter | 8 | ||||
| Edwards, Henry Grahame | 7 | ||||
| Edwards, M F | 12 | ||||
| Ekbery, Joseph Scarisbrick | 6 | ||||
| Elcock, Arthur Richard 'Big' | 8 | 91 Sqn | KIFA 14 May 1945 | ||
| Eliot, Hugh William "Chubby" | 9 | ||||
| Ellis, John | 15 | DFC | |||
| Ellis, Ronald Vernon "Monty" | 7 | ||||
| Elsdon, Thomas Arthur F "Jimmy" | 9 | ||||
| Ensor, Philip Stephen Baddesly | 5 | ||||
| Etherton, John Hill | 6 | ||||
| Evans, Charles L G "Crash" | 10 | ||||
| Evans, Kenneth William Samuel | 6 | ||||
| Evans, George | 5 | ||||
| Everson, L G | 7 | ||||
| Eyre, Anthony | 10 | 615; 132 Wing | DFC | Stalag Luft III 1942-1945; KIFA 16 Feb 1946 out of RAF Fairwood Common |
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| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnes, Paul Caswell Powe | 9 | 501 Sqn | DFM | Surviving Aircrew |
| Farquhar, Andrew Douglas | 5 | 257 Sqn | DFC | |
| Faulkner, J A | 7 | 91 | ||
| Feary, Alan Norman | 5 | 609 Sqn | KIA 7 October 1940 | |
| Ferriss, Henry Michael | 11 | 111 Sqn | DFM | KIA 16 July 1940 |
| Finlay, Donald Osborne | 6 | 41 & 54 Sqns | ||
| Finucane, Brendan Eamon Fergus "Paddy" Paddy Finucane Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane DSO, DFC & Two Bars , known as Paddy Finucane, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot... |
32 | 65 Sqn | DSO DFC** | KIA 15 July 1942 (Irish) |
| Flinders, John Layton "Polly" | 6 | 32 Sqn | ||
| Fokes, Ronald Henry "Ronnie" Ronnie Fokes -Bibliography:* Price, Dr. Alfred. Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–1941. Botley, Kent, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-85532-635-4.* Thomas, Andrew. Griffon Spitfire Aces. Botley, Kent, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2008. ISBN 1-84603-298-1.... |
13 | 92 & 257 Sqns | DFC | KIA 12 June 1944 |
| Forbes, Athol Stanhope | 9 | 303 & 66 Sqns | ||
| Forster, Anthony Douglas "Bunny" | 6 | 151 & 607 Sqns | DFM | |
| Foster, J K | 6 | |||
| Foster, Reginald John 'Jack' | 9 | |||
| Foster, Robert William | 7 | 605 Sqn | DFC | Surviving Aircrew |
| Foster, William Morley Culver | 5 | |||
| Fowlow, Norman Ralph | 5 | Newfoundland | ||
| Franklin, William Henry | 16 | 65 Sqn | DFM* | MIA 12 December 1940 |
| Fras(i)er, Joseph Frederick | 10 | Ceylon | ||
| Freeborn, John Connell John Freeborn Wing Commander John Connell Freeborn DFC* was a World War II RAF pilot. He was not only an ace but also held the distinction of having flown more operational hours than any other RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain.... |
14 | 74 Sqn | DFC* | Surviving Aircrew |
| Friendship, Alfred Henry Basil | 8 | 3 Sqn | DFM | |
| Fulford, David | 4 | 64 & 19 Sqns | DFC | KIA 2 November 1942 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden, Mowbray | 5 | ||
| Gardner, Peter Melvill | 10 | ||
| Gardner, Richard Exton "Jimmy" | 10 | Fleet Air Arm | |
| Garton, Geoffrey William | 11 | ||
| Gash, Fred | 5 | ||
| Geddes, Keith Irvine | 5 | ||
| Genders, George E Clifford "Jumbo" | 10 | ||
| Gibb, Walter Frame | 6 | ||
| Gibbs, Eric Malcom | 6 | ||
| Gidding, Kenneth Charles Michael | 5 | ||
| Gilbert, Humphrey Trench | 5 | DFC | KIFA 2 May 1942 |
| Gilders, John Stanley | 6 | KIA 21 February 1941 | |
| Gillam, Denys Edgar | 8 | AFC | |
| Gillan, James | 7 | MIA 11 August 1940 | |
| Gillies, James | 6 | ||
| Gillies, Kenneth McLeod | 10 | KIA 4 October 1940 | |
| Gilmour, William MacMillan | 9 | ||
| Gilroy, George Kemp "Sheep" | 25 | DFC | |
| Gleed, Ian Richard | 16 | DFC | KIA 16 April 1943 |
| Glen, Arthur Allan "Pinkie" | 9 | ||
| Glendinning, John Nixon | 5 | KIA 12 March 1941 | |
| Glew, Norman Vipan "Sticky" | 6 | KIA 17 May 1944 | |
| Gloster, Michael John | 11 | ||
| Godfrey, Donald Ling | 10 | ||
| Goode, J | 7 | ||
| Goodman, George Ernest "Randy" | 16 | Palestine, KIA 14 June 1941 | |
| Goodman, Geoffrey Horace | 9 | ||
| Goucher, Richard Tannatt | 7 | ||
| Gough, William John | 8 | ||
| Gould, Derrick Leslie | 5 | ||
| Gracie, Edward John "Jumbo" | 10 | DFC | KIA 15 February 1944 |
| Graham, Michael | 6 | ||
| Grant, Stanley Bernard | 7 | ||
| Gray, William Napier | 5 | ||
| Greaves, Douglas Haig | 9 | ||
| Green, Charles Patrick 'Paddy' | 14 | DSO,DFC | DiedApril10 1999 |
| Green, Wilfrith Peter | 27 | ||
| Greenwood, John Peter Bowtell | 9 | ||
| Gregory, Donald Swift | 8 | ||
| Gregory, William | 6 | ||
| Gribble, Dorian George | 7 | DFC | MIA 4 June 1941 |
| Grice, Douglas Hamilton 'Grubby' | 8 | DFC | |
| Grier, Thomas | 12 | DFC | KIA 5 December 1941 |
| Griffiths, Glyn | 10 | ||
| Gunnis, Herbert H Kitchener "Alec" | 5 | ||
| Guthrie, Giles Connop McEachern | 5 | ||
| Guy, Leonard Northwood "Len" | 7 | MIA 18 August 1940 |
H
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackwood, Gerald Henry | 8 | ||
| Hagger, Ronald Arthur | 7 | ||
| Haine, Richard Cummins | 5 | ||
| Haines, Leonard Archibald | 12 | DFC | KIA 30 April 1941 |
| Hall, Archibald Robert | 8 | ||
| Hall, John Anthony Sanderson | 8 | ||
| Hallett, Nigel George 'Buster' | 6 | ||
| Hallowes, Herbert James L "Darkie" | 19 | ||
| Hamar, Jack Royston | 6 | DFC | KIA 24 July 1940 |
| Hamblin, B W | 5 | ||
| Hamilton, Claud Eric "Hamish" | 6 | MiD | KIA 14 May 1941 (Malta) |
| Hamlyn, Ronald Fairfax | 11 | ||
| Hanbury, Osgood Villiers | 12 | DSO, DFC* | KIA 3 June 1943 |
| Hancock, John Allan | 7 | ||
| Hanks, Peter Prosser | 15 | ||
| Hardacre, John Reginald | 5 | KIA 30 September 1940 | |
| Hards, Maurice Sydney | 10 | ||
| Harker, Alan Stuart "Budge" | 7 | ||
| Harries, Raymond Hiley Raymond Harries Squadron Leader Raymond Hiley Harries DSO & Bar DFC & Bar was a British flying ace of the Second World War. Harries scored 15 victories against enemy aircraft, as well as three shared kills, two probable kills and five damaged during the war... |
24 | DFC* | KIFA 14 May 1950 |
| Harrison, Geoffrey Austen | 5 | KIA 12 June 1944 | |
| Hart, Kenneth Graham | 9 | DFC | KIA 28 December 1944 (Italy) |
| Hartley, James | 12 | ||
| Hastings, I | 5 | ||
| Havercroft, Ralph Edward | 6 | ||
| Haw, Charlton "Wag" | 5 | DFM,DFC,Order of Lenin | Born in York 1920, Passed Away Guildford 1993. 504 Sqn, 81 Sqn, 122 Sqn, 611 Sqn, 129 Sqn, 65 Sqn(post war). Awarded the Order of Lenin when serving with 81 Sqn part of 151 Wing in Russia September 1941. Retired from the RAF as Sqn Ldr 1951. |
| Hay, Ronald Cuthbert Ronald Cuthbert Hay Ronald Cuthbert Hay DSO, DSC and Bar is the only Royal Marine fighter ace. He joined the Royal Marines just prior to the Second World War in 1935 and then served as an aviator with the Fleet Air Arm... |
13 | DSO, DSC and bar | Only Royal Marine fighter ace |
| Hayden, L H | 7 | ||
| Hayley-Bell, Dennis | 5 | ||
| Hayward, Robert Kitchener | 6 | Born in Newfoundland | |
| Head, Norman Sidney | 11 | ||
| Hearne, Peter Joseph | 5 | Born in India | |
| Hedgecoe, Edward Richard | 9 | DFC* | KIA 1 January 1944 |
| Henley, Robert Stephen | 5 | ||
| Heppell, Phillip W Ellis "Nip" | 5 | ||
| Hetherington, Erik Lawson | 5 | DFC | Killed in air accident 31 October 1942 (Gibraltar) |
| Hewett, Edward William F "Ted" | 16 | ||
| Hibbert, Walter James "Jesse" | 6 | ||
| Higgins, William Burley | 5 | KIA 14 September 1940 | |
| Higginson , Frederick William "Taffy" | 12 | ||
| Hill, Howard Perry | 6 | ||
| Hillary, Richard Hope Richard Hillary Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary was a Battle of Britain pilot who died during World War II... |
5 | KIFA 7 January 1943 (Night training flight) | |
| Hoare, Bertie R O'Bryen "Sammy" | 9 | ||
| Hobbs, Joseph Bedo | 7 | ||
| Hodgkinson, Arthur John "Hodge" | 12 | DSO, DFC* | KIA 10 July 1943 (Italy) |
| Hogan, Henry Algernon Vickers | 8 | DFC | |
| Hogg, Graham Angus | 12 | DSC* | (Fleet Air Arm) KIA 11 November 1940 |
| Hogg, Richard Malzard | 6 | KIA 25 August 1940 | |
| Hogg, Robert Dudley | 5 | ||
| Holden, Eustace J 'Gus' | 7 | ||
| Holden, Kenneth | 6 | ||
| Holder, Maurice Henry "Blondie" | 5 | KIFA 16 July 1942 | |
| Holland, Robert Hugh | 6 | Born in Ceylon | |
| Hollingsworth, Alec | 5 | ||
| Honor, Dudley Sandry Garton | 9 | ||
| Hope, Sir Archibald Philip Hope Baronets There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hope, three in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. one creation is extant, one dormant and two extinct.... |
6 | DFC | |
| Hopewell, James | 5 | KIA 21 January 1942 | |
| Hopkin, William P "John Willie" | 5 | ||
| Horne, Angus William | 7 | ||
| Howard, Donald Ridgwell "Podge" | 6 | ||
| Howard-Williams, Peter Ian | 5 | ||
| Howell, Frank Jonathan | 10 | KIA | |
| Howes, Harold Norman "Harry" | 12 | DFM | KIFA 24 December 1940 |
| Howitt, Geoffrey Leonard | 8 | ||
| Hubbard, Thomas Edward "Tom" | 5 | ||
| Hughes, David Price | 5 | ||
| Hughes, Dennis Lawrence | 5 | KIA | |
| Hughes, Fredrick Desmond | 19 | ||
| Hughes-Rees, John Anthony "David" | 5 | ||
| Hull, Bernard John "Johnnie" | 5 | ||
| Humpherson, John Bernard William | 5 | DFC | KIA 22 June 1941 |
| Humphrey, Andrew Henry | 5 | ||
| Hunter, Philip Algernon | 10 | KIA | |
| Hurst, John | 5 | ||
| Hussey, Roy Jack Hubert | 14 |
I
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibbotson, Desmond | 11 | DFC* | KIA 19 November 1944 |
| Ingle, Alec | 11 | DFC, AFC, AE | POW from 11 September 1943 |
| Inniss, Aubrey Richard de Lisle | 9 | DFC | British West Indies |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs, Henry | 8 | ||
| Jay, Dudley Trevor | 9 | DFC, MiD | KIA 24 October 1940 |
| Jeffery, Alistair John Oswald | 5 | ||
| Jefferies, Charles G StDavid "Porky" | 6 | ||
| Jennings, Bernard James | 5 | ||
| Jeram, Dennis Mayvore | 6 | ||
| Johnson, Herbert Dennis | 14 | 91 Sqn | |
| Johnson, James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnnie Johnson (pilot) Air Vice Marshal James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar was a Royal Air Force pilot who, during the Second World War, claimed 34 victories over enemy aircraft, as well as seven shared victories, three shared probables, ten damaged, three shared damaged and one destroyed... |
38 | DSO** DFC* | |
| Johnson, William John "John" | 7 | ||
| Johnston, Hugh Anthony Stephen "Tim" | 6 | ||
| Johnstone, Alexander Vallance Riddell "Sandy" Sandy Johnstone Air Vice Marshal Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone CB, DFC, AE, RAF, better known as Sandy Johnstone, was a Royal Air Force squadron, wing and station commander during World War II and the commander of Commonwealth forces operating in Borneo during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation.Alexander... |
9 | DFC | |
| Joll, Ian Kenneth Sefton | 5 | ||
| Jones, Edward Gordon "Tap" Edward Gordon Jones Air Marshal Sir Edward Gordon Jones KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC was an officer in the Royal Air Force for 34 years, from 1935 to 1969. He commanded a squadron of obsolescent biplane Gladiator fighters during the Greek Campaign in the Second World War, where he shot down five Italian Fiat CR.42 fighters... |
6 | DSO DFC | |
| Jones, Norman Garston | 7 | ||
| Jonsson, Thorsteinn Elton "Tony" | Icelander | ||
| Josling, N H | 6 | ||
| Judd, Michael Thomas | 5 | DSO DFC AFC |
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| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayll, Joseph Robert "Joe" Joseph Kayll Joseph Robert Kayll DSO, OBE, DFC, AE, DL was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.... |
13 | DSO DFC AE | ||
| Keele, Brian Rushworth | 6 | |||
| Keighley-Peach, Charles Lindsay | 5 | |||
| Kellett, Ronald Gustave Ronald Gustave Kellet Wing Commander Ronald Gustave Kellett DSO DFC was a Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War.-Early life:Kellett was born in Eldon in the Parish of Shildon, County Durham, 13 September 1909 and educated at Rossall School.... |
5 | DFC DSO AE* | ||
| Kelsey, Howard Charles | 9 | |||
| Kendall, Philip Stanley | 8 | |||
| Kettlewell, George Victor Wildeman | 5 | |||
| Kilburn, Michael Plaistowe | 7 | 124 & 56 Sqns | DFC CdeG | Irish |
| Kilmartin, John Ignatus "Killy" | DFC | Irish | ||
| Kilner, Joseph Richard | 6 | |||
| King, Frederick Harry | 10 | DFM | ||
| King, George James 'Jimmy' | 7 | |||
| Kingaby, Donald Ernest | 23 | DSO AFC DFM | ||
| Kingcombe, Charles Brian Fabris | 12 | DFC* DSO | ||
| Kinmonth, Michael William | 7 | |||
| Kitchener, Herbert Horatio | 6 | |||
| Kynaston, Norman Arthur | 27 | 91 Sqn |
L
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey, James Harry "Ginger" James Harry Lacey Squadron Leader James Harry "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second highest scoring British RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind P/O Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF... |
28 | CdeG, DFM* | |
| Lamb, Deryck Percy | 9 | ||
| Lamb, Peter Gilbert | 5 | AFC | |
| Lane, Brian John Edward "Sandy" | 7 | DFC | |
| Lapsley, John Hugh | 11 | ||
| Latimer-Jefferies, Jerrard | 9 | ||
| Laws, Adrian Francis | 5 | DFM | KIA 30 September 1940 |
| Lawson, Walter John | 7 | KIA 28 August 1941 | |
| Le Cheminant, Jerrold "Chem" | 6 | ||
| Leary, David Cooper | 8 | ||
| Leathart, James Anthony "The Prof" | 8 | DSO | Retired from RAF in 1962 at the rank of Air Commodore |
| Leather, William Johnson | 7 | ||
| Lee, Kenneth Norman Thomas "Hawkeye" | 7 | DFC | |
| Lee, Richard Hugh Antony "Dickie" | 11 | DSO, DFC | KIA 18 August 1940 |
| Lee-Knight, Roland Anthony L | 6 | ||
| LeFevre, Peter William "Pip" | 10 | DFC | MIA 6 February 1944 |
| Libbert, Albert | 12 | ||
| Lillie, P | 8 | ||
| Lindsay, William Roy Mackintosh | 6 | ||
| Linnard, Sidney "Sid" | 7 | ||
| Llewellyn, Reginald Thomas | 14 | DFM | |
| Lock, Erick Stanley "Sawn Off Lockie" Eric Lock Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar was a fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Lock became the RAF's most successful British-born pilot during the Battle of Britain, shooting down 16.5 German aircraft... |
26 | DSO, DFC*, MiD | MIA 3 August 1941 |
| Lockwood, G | 7 | ||
| Lofts, Keith Temple | 7 | ||
| Lord, Geoffrey | 7 | ||
| Lott, Charles George | 5 | ||
| Lovell, Anthony Desmond Joseph | 22 | DSO*, DFC* | Ceylon, KIA 17 August 1945 |
| Lovell, Victor Charles | 5 | ||
| Lowe, Ivan Lawrence Firth | 6 | ||
| Lucas, Norman John | 5 | ||
| Lucy, William Paulet | 7 | ||
| Lyall, Archibald "Pat" | 6 | KIA 28 November 1940 |
M
| DFC | KIA 4th June 1944 in operation over Crete | |||
| MacArthur, James Henry Gordon | 8 | |||
| MacDonald, Harold Kennedy | 8 | KIA 28 August 1940 | ||
| MacDonald-Hall, Robert "Sam" | 7 | |||
| MacDonnell , Aeneas Ranald Donald | 10 | |||
| McDowall, Andrew | 13 | |||
| McGrath, John Keswick Ulick Blake | 18 | |||
| McIntosh, Wallace | 8 | |||
| McKay,Donald Alistair Stewart | 17 | DFM* | ||
| McKellar, Archibald Ashmore Archie McKellar Flight Lieutenant Archibald Ashmore McKellar DSO DFC & Bar , was a top fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in World War II .Most of McKellar's victories were scored in the Hawker Hurricane.... |
20 | DSO DFC* | KIA 1 November 1940 | |
| McKinley, G M | 5 | |||
| MacLachlan, James Archibald Findlay James MacLachlan James MacLachlan DSO, DFC and Czech War Cross was a British World War II flying ace, famous for returning to operations with an artificial left arm, following the loss of the limb during combat over Malta.- Early life :... |
17 | DSO, DFC | Flew with one arm after amputation in Feb 1941. PoW, 1943; died in captivity | |
| McLardy, W A | 8 | |||
| MacLaren, William Ross | 9 | |||
| McClean, Tom Joseph | 9 | |||
| McMullen, Desmond Anthony Peter | 22 | |||
| McPherson, Robert Reid | 5 | |||
| MacQueen, Norman Carter | 9 | |||
| Maguire, William Hudson | 6 | |||
| Mallinson, James Robin | 5 | |||
| Manger, Kenneth | 8 | |||
| Mann, Jack | 5 | |||
| Marland, Rainford Gent | 7 | |||
| Marples, Roy | 7 | |||
| Marrs, Eric Simcox "Boy" | 11 | |||
| Marshall, Alfred Ernest | 19 | |||
| Marshall, William Cyril | 9 | 91 Sqn | ||
| Martain, ? | 5 | |||
| Martin, Richard Frewen | 8 | |||
| Mason, Ernest Mitchelson "Imshi" | 17 | |||
| Mason, Frank | 5 | |||
| Masterman, Cedric Audley | 6 | |||
| Mathews, John Owen "Jimmy" | 14 | |||
| Matthews, Peter Gerald Hugh | 9 | |||
| Mayne, Ernest | 5 | |||
| Meaker, James Reginald Bryan | (Irish) | |||
| Measures, William Edward G "Tink" | 5 | |||
| Mellersh, Francis Richard Lee "Togs" | 47 | |||
| Mellor, Frank | 5 | |||
| Melville-Jackson, George Holmes George Melville-Jackson Wing Commander George Holmes Melville-Jackson DFC was a Royal Air Force flying ace who fought in the Battle of Britain.Melville-Jackson joined the RAFVR in June 1938 to undertake pilot training. In July 1940 he was posted to No. 236 Squadron RAF and flew Bristol Blenheims on convoy patrols and... |
5 | DFC | ||
| Miller, Wilfred Handel "Andy" | 11 | |||
| Miller, Reginald Arthur "Dusty" | 7 | |||
| Millington, William Henry | 11 | |||
| Mills, Jack Percival | 5 | |||
| Milne, Richard Maxwell | 15 | |||
| Mitchell, Richard Angelo "Mitch" | 8 | |||
| Moberley, George Edward | 5 | |||
| Modera, John Raymond Stewart | 6 | Tanganyika | ||
| Moore, Arthur Robert | 28 | |||
| More, James Winter C "Hank" | 6 | |||
| Morfill, Percy Frederick "Peter" | 7 | |||
| Morgan, Thomas Fredrick Dalton | 17 | |||
| Morris, Douglas Griffith "Zulu" | 6 | |||
| Morris, Thomas Charles "Tom" | 5 | |||
| Mortimer-Rose, Edward Brian | 13 | |||
| Morton, James Stors "Black" | 10 | |||
| Mottram, Roy | 5 | |||
| Mould, Peter William Olber "Boy" | 11 | |||
| Muirhead, Ian James | 7 | |||
| Mulliner, Reginald W L | 5 | |||
| Mungo-Park, John Colin John Mungo-Park John Colin Mungo-Park was a World War II Royal Air Force pilot and ace squadron leader. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1940, and again posthumously in 1941... |
13 | DFC* | KIA 27 June 1941 | |
| Musgrave, John Gothorp | 12 |
N
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash, Peter Alfred | 12 | ||
| Nash, Raymond Stanley | 23 | ||
| Neil, H M | 5 | ||
| Neil, Thomas Francis "Ginger" | 16 | DFC AFC AE | |
| Nelson-Edwards, George Hassall 'Hal' | 6 | DFC | |
| Newbery, Richard Alfred | 13 | ||
| Newhouse, Peter Saxton | 5 | DFC | |
| Newling, Michael Alan | 5 | DFC | KIA 6 July 1941 |
| Niblett, John | 5 | ||
| Nicholls, Henry Treweeke | 6 | ||
| Nicholls, John Hamilton | 7 | ||
| Niven, John Brown | 9 | ||
| Norris, Stanley Charles | 9 | DFC | |
| Norwell, John King "Jock" | 7 | AFC | Surviving Aircrew |
| Nowell, Gareth Leofric | 11 |
O
| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien, Joseph Somerton | 5 | 92 & 234 Sqns | DFC | KIA 7 September 1940 |
| O'Meara, James Joseph "Orange" James O'Meara Squadron Leader James Joseph "Orange" O'Meara DSO, DFC & Bar was a Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace with 11 kills, two shared victories, one unconfirmed destroyed, four probables, 11 damaged and one shared damaged.... |
13 | 64, 72 Sqns & 421 Flt | DSO DFC* | |
| O'Neil, John Anthony | 5 | DFC | ||
| O'Sullivan, Kevin Thomas Anthony | 5 | |||
| Oldham, R | 5 | |||
| Oliver, John Oliver William | 8 | |||
| Olver, Peter | 6 | DFC | Shot down, captured and made POW 11 June 1943; Surviving Aircrew | |
| Orr, Stanley Gordon | 17 | Top Royal Navy ace | ||
| Orton,Newell "Fanny" | South African | |||
| Osborne, Anthony Frederick | 7 | |||
| Ottewill, Peter Guy | 7 | |||
| Overton, Charles Nevill | 6 | DFC | ||
| Owen, Alan Joseph "Red" | 16 | 600 Squadron, No 85 Squadron | DFC + Bar | Paired with Vic Macallister (radar operator) North Africa, then Bomber support and intruder operations over Germany |
| Oxspring, Robert Wardlow Bobby Oxspring Group Captain Robert Wardlow Oxspring, DFC and 2 bars, AFC was a Spitfire pilot with the Royal Air Force during World War II.- Early life and influences :Bobby Oxspring was born in Sheffield on 22 May 1919... |
21 | DFC + 2 bars, AFC |
P
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page, Alan Geoffrey Geoffrey Page Alan Geoffrey Page DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar was a British flying ace of the Second World War, and a founding member of the Guinea Pig Club.-Early life:... |
15 | DSO DFC* | |
| Pain, Derek Sydney | 5 | ||
| Palliser, George Charles Calder George Palliser Flight Lieutenant George Charles Calder "Tich" Palliser, DFC, AE was a famed World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain, and was one of the remaining members known as "The Few".- Early life :... |
11 | DFC | Surviving Aircrew |
| Palmer, Arthur G | 5 | ||
| Panter, Keith Vernon | 6 | ||
| Pargeter, Reginald Clive | 5 | ||
| Parker, Gartrell R I "Sailor" | 15 | ||
| Parker, Bernard James "Jimmy" | 5 | ||
| Parker, Dennis Coates | 5 | ||
| Parker, Thomas Campbell "John" | 6 | ||
| Parker-Rees, Alastair | 12 | ||
| Parnall, Denis Geach | 6 | KIA 18 September 1940 | |
| Parrott, Peter Lawrence | 9 | DFC*, AFC | Retired as a Wg Cdr in 1965 - Died August 2003 |
| Parsons, Claude Arthur | 5 | KIA 8 November 1941 | |
| Passy, Cyril Wolrich | 5 | ||
| Paton, Donald Pearson | 5 | ||
| Pattullo, William Blair | 5 | WIA 26 October 1940 | |
| Paul, Frank Dawson | 6 | FAA, WIA 30 July 1940 | |
| Paul, Harold George "Ginger" | 6 | ||
| Pavey, Alan Francis | 7 | ||
| Payne, A D "Jammy" | 5 | ||
| Payne, William John | 9 | ||
| Payton, James Joseph "Joe" | 7 | ||
| Peacock, Reginald John | 5 | DFC | KIA 5 February 1943 (North Africa) |
| Pedley, Michael George Foxter | 5 | ||
| Peel, John Ralph Alexander | 5 | DFC | |
| Pegge, Constantine Oliver Joseph | 9 | ||
| Phillips, James William Bristowe | 6 | ||
| Pike, Thomas Geoffrey | 6 | ||
| Pinches, Maurice Henry | 8 | ||
| Pinckney, David John Colin | 7 | DFC | KIA 23 January 1942 (Singapore) |
| Pleasance, Harold Percival "Flash" | 5 | ||
| Plinston, George Hugo Formby | 8 | ||
| Plumer, B E | 5 | ||
| Polley, William F | 6 | ||
| Ponsford, Ian Reginald | 8 | ||
| Porter, D A | 7 | ||
| Pottinger, R W | 8 | ||
| Powell, Robin Peter Reginald | 11 | ||
| Powell-Shedden, George Ffolliott George Powell-Shedden George Powell-Shedden DSO with bar, DFC was a Royal Air Force Pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain and later went on to operational commands and a British Olympic bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.... |
7 | DSO, DFC | |
| Price-Owen, Waldo B | 8 | ||
| Pring, Arthur Maurice Owers | 9 | ||
| Proctor, John Ernest | 11 | DFC | |
| Provan, William Wright | 5 | DFC |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabagliati, Alexander Coultate "Sandy" | 21 | ||
| Rabone, Paul Wattling | 9 | ||
| Ramsey, Charles Maurice | 8 | ||
| Ranger, Geoffrey Harold | 6 | ||
| Rankin, James E "Jamie" James Rankin (pilot) James E. Rankin was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War.Rankin was born in Portobello, Edinburgh on 7 May 1913 although his family later moved to Lancashire. He joined the RAF in 1935 and following training at No 2 FTS, he joined No 25 Squadron and later flew with the Fleet Air Arm... |
22 | DSO*DFC* | |
| Rayment, Kenneth Gordon | 7 | ||
| Rayner, Roderick Malachi Seaborne | 10 | ||
| Read, James Alfred Av "Jasper" | 10 | ||
| Redhead, E | 5 | ||
| Reeves, Nevil Everard | 14 | ||
| Reynolds, Richard Henry | 6 | ||
| Reynolds, Robert Edward | 5 | ||
| Rhodes-Moorhouse William Henry | 9 | DFC | KIA 6 September 1940 |
| Richey, Paul Henry Mills | 11 | ||
| Rigler, Thomas Charles | 8 | ||
| Rippon, Anthony John | 7 | ||
| Ritchie, Blyth | 7 | ||
| Robb, Robert L T "Jackson" | 14 | ||
| Robertson, Frederick Neal | 12 | ||
| Robertson, John | 12 | ||
| Robertson, Ronald James H. 'Robbie' | 6 | ||
| Robinson, Michael Lister "Mike" | 20 | DSO DFC | MIA 8 June 1942 |
| Rolls, William Thomas Edward | 18 | ||
| Rook, Michael "Mickey" | 6 | ||
| Rose, Maurice James Alexander | 14 | ||
| Ross, Jack Kenneth | 7 | DFC | KIA 6 January 1942 |
| Ruchwaldy, Desmond Fred | 16 | ||
| Rudland, Clifford Percival | 7 | ||
| Russell, Noel | 5 | ||
| Ryder, Edgar Norman | 8 | DFC | POW 1944 |
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| Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabey, Albert | 5 | |||
| Sage, Paul Christopher Wendover | 5 | |||
| St John, Peter Cape Beauchamp | 5 | KIA 22 October 1940 | ||
| Samouelle, Charles James "Sammy" | 11 | |||
| Sampson, Ralph W Fraser "Sammy" | 5 | |||
| Sanders, James Gilbert | 16 | |||
| Sanders, Philip James | 7 | DFC | ||
| Satchell, William Arthur J "Jack" | 7 | DSO | ||
| Saunders, Cecil Henry | 7 | |||
| Savage, Thomas Wood | 5 | MiD | KIA 10 July 1943 (Malta) | |
| Schade, Patrick Alfred "Paddy" | 18 | 91 Sqn | ||
| Scherf, Charles Curnow | 15 | |||
| Scott, Allan Hugh | 5 | |||
| Scott, Ernest "Ernie" | 5 | KIA 27 September 1940 | ||
| Scott-Malden, David Francis Stephen | 6 | |||
| Scoular, John Evelyn | 18 | |||
| Selby, John Beauchamp | 5 | |||
| Sewell, Alfred Jack "Jackie" | 13 | |||
| Sewell, Herbert Scott "Susie" | 5 | |||
| Shaw, Harry "Artie" | 16 | |||
| Shaw, John Thornhill | 7 | |||
| Shead, Harold Frederick William | 5 | |||
| Shepherd, John Bean | 20 | DFC** | KIA 22 January 1946 | |
| Simpson, John William Charles | 13 | |||
| Simpson, Peter James | 7 | |||
| Sims, James Ayscough | 5 | |||
| Sinclair, Gordon Leonard | 8 | |||
| Sing, John Eric James "Jackie" | 8 | |||
| Singleton, Joseph S | 8 | |||
| Sizer, Wilfred Max "Bill" | 13 | |||
| Skinner, Wilfred Malcom | 11 | |||
| Slade-Betts, Kenneth Gordon | 20 | |||
| Smart, Thomas | 8 | DFC* | KIA 12 April 1943 | |
| Smith, Alan | 7 | |||
| Smith, Edward Brian Bretherton | 5 | DFC | Surviving Aircrew | |
| Smith, Leonard Alfred | 7 | Surviving Aircrew | ||
| Smith, Leslie Ernest | 5 | |||
| Smith, William Alexander | 6 | |||
| Smythe, Rupert Frederick | ||||
| Snowdon, Ernest George | 5 | |||
| Soden, Ian Scovill | 6 | |||
| Soper, Francis Joseph | 15 | |||
| Sowrey, John Adam | 7 | DFC AFC | ||
| Sparke, Philip Donald Julian | 6 | |||
| Spencer, Terence "Terry" | 10 | |||
| Staples, Michael Edmund | 5 | KIA 9 November 1941 | ||
| Stapleton, Frederick Snowden | 7 | |||
| Stark, Lawrence W F "Pinkie" | 6 | |||
| Starr, Norman John "Jack" | 5 | |||
| Stavert, Charles Michael | 6 | |||
| Steer, Harry | 11 | DFM | KIA 8 June 1944 | |
| Steere, Jack | 6 | |||
| Stephen, Harbourne Mackay | 17 | DFC | ||
| Stephens, Maurice Michael "Mike" Maurice Michael Stephens Maurice Michael Stephens DFC** DSO RAF was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War. Stephens scored 17 kills, three shared kills, one probable kills and five damaged.... |
23 | DSO DFC** | ||
| Stephenson, Leslie | 10 | DFC* | ||
| Stevens, Richard Playne | 15 | |||
| Stevenson, Peter Charles Fasken | 8 | |||
| Stevenson, Ian Turnbull | 5 | |||
| Steward, George Arthur | 6 | |||
| Stewart, Charles L W | 5 | |||
| van der Stok, Bram "Bob" Bram van der Stok Bram van der Stok, MBE , also referred to as Bob van der Stok, was the most decorated aviator in Dutch history, as well as one of the three men to escape to freedom in "the Great Escape" from German POW camp Stalag Luft III.... |
Dutch | |||
| Stokoe, Jack | 9 | |||
| Stone, Cedric Arthur C "Bunny" | 7 | |||
| Stones, Donald William A "Dimsie" | 12 | DFC | ||
| Storrar, James Eric "Jas" | 14 | DFC | ||
| Stott, J P | 5 | |||
| Strickland, James Murray | 9 | DFC | KIA 14 August 1941 | |
| Stuckey, Vincent Allan J "Heimar" | 6 | |||
| Styles, Lawrence Hinton | 5 | 600 Sqn | DFC* | |
| Surman, John Clarke | 5 | |||
| Sutherland, C | 7 | |||
| Sutton, Fraser Barry | 5 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talalla, Cyril Lionel F "Jimmy" | 5 | Ceylon | |
| Taylor, Edwin Murray | 6 | ||
| Taylor, Frederic Frank 'Eric' | 7 | ||
| Taylor, John Stuart | 15 | ||
| Taylor, Norman | 7 | KIFA 28 April 1948 | |
| Taylour, Edward Winchester Tollemache | 7 | DSC | FAA, KIA 13 September 1942 |
| Tennant, Eric | 6 | ||
| Theobald, Albert William | 5 | ||
| Thomas, Eric Hugh | 5 | DFC | |
| Thomas, Hugh Brian | 5 | ||
| Thomas, Rhys H | 5 | ||
| Thompson, Dennis Alfred | 5 | ||
| Thompson, John Marlow John Marlow Thompson Air Commodore John Marlow Thompson CBE DSO DFC & Bar AFC was a Second World War Royal Air Force ace and Battle of Britain pilot.... |
10 | DFC DSO AFC | |
| Thompson, Peter Douglas | 6 | DFC | Surviving Aircrew |
| Thompson, William L | 5 | ||
| Thorn(e), Edward Rowland | 13 | DFC*, DFM* | |
| Thornton, Cyril Brooking | 9 | ||
| Thornton-Brown, Patrick Glynn | 5 | ||
| Thwaites, Bernard John | 6 | DFC* | |
| Tillard, Rupert Claude | 6 | DSC | FAA, KIA 8 May 1941 |
| Tinsey, Thomas Davy 'Tommy' | 9 | ||
| Topham, E | 10 | 91 Sqn | |
| Topham, John K Groves | 14 | DSO DFC* | |
| Townsend, Kenneth Norman Varwell | 5 | ||
| Townsend, Peter Wooldridge | 11 | DFC* DSO | |
| Toyne, William Arthur | 6 | ||
| Tuck, Robert Roland Stanford Robert Stanford Tuck Wing Commander Roland Robert Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC was a British fighter pilot and test pilot.Tuck joined the RAF in 1935. Tuck first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories... |
29 | DFC** DSO AFC | |
| Tuckwell, George Arthur | 5 | ||
| Tull, Desmond Trevor | 8 | ||
| Turkington, Robert W | Irish | ||
| Turner, Percival Stanley | DSO, DFC* |
U
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unwin, George Cecil "Grumpy" George Unwin Wing Commander George Cecil Unwin DSO, DFM & Bar , born in the town of Bolton upon Dearne, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. He enlisted in the RAF in 1929 as an Administrative apprentice, and in 1935, was selected for pilot training. Upon completion of training, he was posted to No. 19 Squadron... |
15 | DSO DFM* | |
| Upton, Hamilton Charles | 11 | DFC | |
| Usher, Dennis Charles | 5 |
V
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale, William "Cherry" William Vale Squadron Leader William "Cherry" Vale DFC & Bar, AFC was a Royal Air Force pilot who, during the Second World War, claimed 30 enemy aircraft shot down and shared in the destruction of three others, and also claiming 6 damaged and another two shared damaged.His 20 kills achieved while flying the... |
DFC* AFC | ||
| Varey, Arthur William | 6 | ||
| Vassiliades, Basilios Michael "Basil" | 10 | Greek, but flew with the RAF; KIA 25 March 1945 | |
| Vigors, Timothy Ashmead | 6 | DFC | |
| Villa, John Wolferstan "Pancho" | 17 | DFC | |
| Voase-Jeff, Robert | 5 | DFC* CdeG | KIA 11 August 1940 |
W
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade, Trevor Sidney "Wimpy" | 10 | DFC AFC | 1920–1951 |
| Wakeham, Ernest John Cecil | 7 | DFC | |
| Wallens, Ronald Walter | 5 | DFC | |
| Watkins, Desmond John "Des" | 7.1/3 | DFC;CdeG&palm | 1921–2003 |
| Weaver, Percy Stevenson | 9 | ||
| Webb, Paul Clifford | 6 | ||
| Webster, John Terrance | 16 | DFC | |
| Whall, Basil Ewart Patrick | 9 | DFM | |
| White, John | 5 | ||
| Wickham, Peter Reginald Whalley | 17 | Tanganyika | |
| Wight, Ronald Derek Gordon | 10 | ||
| Williams, Cedric Watcyn | 5 | ||
| Williams, William Dudley | 6 | ||
| Woods-Scawen, Charles Anthony | 7 | DFC | |
| Woods-Scawen, Patrick Philip | 14 | DFC | |
| Wright, Allan Richard Alan Wright (pilot) Group Captain Allan Richard Wright DFC AFC was a British Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War. Wright scored 11 kills, three shared kills, five probable kills and seven damaged against the Luftwaffe.Wright served with 92 Squadron throughout 1940, and is one of The Few, having flown... |
14 | DFC AFC | Surviving Aircrew |
| Wright, Eric William "Ricky" | 6 |
Y
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates, Jack Neville "Banger" | 5 | ||
| Yaxley, Robert Gordon | 5 | DSO MC DFC | Missing in action 29 July 1943 |
| Young, Michael Hugh | 13 | DFC | Boulton Paul Defiant |