List Of World War II Aces From The United States
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Notes Abbreviations * "DOW" in Notes means Died of Wounds which, in some cases, may have occurred months later. *"KIA" in Notes means Killed in action (dates are included where possible). * "KIFA" in Notes means Killed in Flying Accident. * "MIA" in Notes means Missing in action. *"POW" in Notes means Prisoner of War. *"USAAF" means United States Army Air Forces *"USMC" means United States Marine Corps *"USN" means United States Navy Awards References Further reading * {{Lists of flying aces * United States United States Army Air Forces lists Ame #REDIRECT AME #REDIRECT AME {{redirect category shell, {{R from other capitalisation{{R from ambiguous page ... {{redirect category she ...
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Fighter Ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The concept of the "ace" emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting. It was a propaganda term intended to provide the home front with a cult of the hero in what was otherwise a war of attrition. The individual actions of aces were widely reported and the image was disseminated of the ace as a chivalrous knight reminiscent of a bygone era. For a brief early period when air-to-air combat was just being invented, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies. For most of the war, however, the image of the ace had little to do with the reality of air warfare, in which fighters fought in formation and air superiority depended heavily on the relative availability ...
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