The following Egyptian pilots are confirmed or alleged to have become
flying 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 co ...
s by scoring five or more air-to-air victories while flying combat—mainly against the
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defens ...
:
* Ali Wajai (alias Ali Wagedy) flew a
MiG 21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nickna ...
with 5 confirmed aerial victories.
*
Major Sami Marei was credited with five aerial victories between 1966 and 1968 while flying a MiG 21. Major Marei was
killed in action on 26 February 1970.
*
Captain Samir Aziz Mikhail of the
104th Air Brigade was credited with five aerial victories while flying a MiG 21.
* Captain Saad Dahman gained five aerial victories in a MiG 21.
*Ahmed Al Mansoori 6 confirmed aerial victories
[Air Combat Information Group http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_266.shtml Retrieved 23 December 2012.]
It is not known if this list is complete.
See also
*
Flying 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 co ...
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List of Israeli flying aces
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List of Syrian flying aces
The following Syrian pilots became flying aces by scoring five or more confirmed aerial victories while flying combat against the Israeli Air Force.
See also
* MiG-21 aces
* List of Israeli flying aces
* List of Egyptian flying aces
Notes
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Endnotes
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Arab–Israeli conflict
Arab-Israeli
The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...
Egyptian
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt.
Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to:
Nations and ethnic groups
* Egyptians, a national group in North Africa
** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...
Egyptian Air Force
Flying aces
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 co ...
Flying aces
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 co ...
Egyptian flying aces