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Britain's Aces

Name Branch Kills Squadrons / Wings Nationality
(other than British)
Marmaduke St John Pattle2   522   South African2
James Johnson2   412    
Adolf Malan2   342   South African2
William Vale2   332    
G F Beurling1, George Beurling2 RAF1 31 1/31, 322 411, 2491, 4031, 4121 Canadian1,2
Brendan Finucane2   322   Irish2
M M Stephens1 RAF1 221 31, 801, 2291, 2321, Halfar Wing1  
R B Hesselyn1 RNZAF1 21 1/21 2221, 2491, 2771 Kiwi1
H W McLeod1 RCAF1 211 4111, 4431, 4851, 6031, 14351 Canadian1
A D J Lovell1 RAF1 18 1/41 411, 1451, 322 Wing1, 14351  
W G G Duncan-Smith1 RAF1 181 641, 244 Wing1, 324 Wing1, 4111, 6031, 6111, Luqa Wing1, North Weald Wing1  
W T E Rolls1 RAF1 17 1/21 721, 1221, 1261  
R W McNair1 RCAF1 16 3/41 2491, 4111, 4121 Canadian1
Peter Malam "Pete" Brothers2 RAF2 162 322, 2572, 4572, 6022  
J A Plagis1 RAF1 151 641, 1261, 1851, 2491 Rhodesian1
G Stenborg1 RNZAF1 14 1/31 911, 1111, 1851 Kiwi1
A P Goldsmith1 RAAF1 13 3/41 1261, 2421, 4521 Australian1
J J Lynch1 RCAF1 13 1/21 711, 2491 American1
P A Schade1 RAF1 13 1/21 911, 1261  
R I A Smith1 RCAF1 13 1/41 1261, 4011, 4161 Canadian1
P P Hanks1 RAF1 131 11, 2571, Coltishall Wing1, Luqa Wing1  
George "Grumpy" Unwin2 RAF2 132 192, 922, 3162, 3062  
C Weaver1 RCAF1 12 1/21 1851, 4031 American1
I F Kennedy1 RCAF1 12 1/41 931, 1111, 1851, 2491, 4011 Canadian1
J D Rae1 RNZAF1 121 2491, 4851 Kiwi1
J W Yarra1 RAAF1 121 1851, 4531 Australian1
E N Woods1 RAF1 11 2/31 721, 1241, 2491, 286 Wing1  
J F McElroy1 RCAF1 11 1/21 2491, 4161, 4211 Canadian1
P A Nash1 RAF1 11 1/21 2491, 6091  
M R B Ingram1 RNZAF1 10 1/21 1521, 2431, 6011, 6111 Kiwi1
N M Park1 RNZAF1 10 1/41 1261 Kiwi1
V P Brennan1 RAAF1 101 79 (RAAF)1, 2491 Australian1
L C Gosling1 RCAF1 9 1/21 2221, 2291 Canadian1
J D Bisdee1 RAF1 91 6011, 6091  
G W Northcott1 RCAF1 8 1/21 126 Wing1, 2291, 4011, 4021, 6031 Canadian1
C H Parkinson1 RAAF1 8 1/31 2291, 6031 Australian1
J M Thompson1 RAF1 81 1111, Hal Far Wing1  
R F Tilley1 RCAF1 81 1211, 1261, 6011 Canadian1
R O Jones1 RCAF1 7.8331 1261 American1
N C MacQueen1 RAF1 7 1/21 2491, 6021  
G A F Buchanan1 RAF1 7 1/21 411, 2491 Rhodesian1
J H Curry1 RCAF1 7 1/31 6011 American1
R West1 RAF1 7 1/41 1261, 2491, 1851  
S B Grant1 RAF1 71 651, 2491, Takali Wing1  
I R MacIennan1 RCAF1 71 4111, 4431, 14351 Canadian1
J W Williams1 RCAF1 71 2491 Canadian1
W G Dodd1 RCAF1 6 2/31 1851, 4021 Canadian1
W J Johnson1 RAF1 6.581 1261, 1451  
J H E Bisley1 RAAF1 6 1/21 1261, 4521 Australian1
A R H Barton1 RAF1 61 321, 1261  
K L Charney1 RAF1 61 1321, 1851, 6021  
E S Dicks-Sherwood1 RAF1 61 921, 2291, 2661, 6031 Rhodesian1
W A Douglas1 RAF1 61 4531, 6031, 6111  
R A Mitchell1 RAF1 61 2491, 6031, 6051  
A H Scott1 RAF1 61 1221, 1241, 6031, 14351  
W C Walton1 RAF1 61 14351  
A W Varey1 RAF1 5 3/41 661, 1261  
D Barnham1 RAF1 5 1/21 6011, 6091  
W R Daddo-Langlois1 RAF1 5 1/21 931, 2491  
J H Ballantyne1 RCAF1 5 1/41 2291, 4031, 6031 Canadian1
H A S Johnston1 RAF1 5 1/41 651, 1261, 1331, 1651, 6111  
K W S Evans1 RAF1 51 1261, 1301, 1651, 6001  
W J Hibbert1 RAF1 51 1241, 1261, 2741  
F E Jones1 RCAF1 51 721, 2491 Canadian1
D G Reid1 RCAF1 51 1851 Canadian1

Sources:

  1. Malta Spitfire Aces, Steve Nichols, 2008
  2. Aircraft of the Aces Legends of World War 2, Tony Holmes, 2000
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