List of World War II aces from the Soviet Union


This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from the Soviet Union. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.
See also: :Category:Soviet World War II flying aces
NameTotalIndividual
victories
Group
victories
NotesReferences
65614Previous estimate was 56 solo and 5 shared.
6464Estimates vary slightly, but all credit him with at least 60 solo.
60555
56533
5050
49454Estimates widely vary; recent estimates tend to be less than official Soviet accounts.
493019
47461
47443Other sources indicate two shared kills
46451Also gained aerial victories in the battle for Khalkhin Gol
462917
45396Including one aerial ramming. Killed in action 26 June 1944
4444?Killed in an accident on 29 January 1945.
43367Some sources indicate 11 shared kills.
Aleksey Ryazanov433112Some sources indicate 16 instead of 12 shared kills.
41329
40355
4040
39618Three individual kills were aerial rammings.
38344
37370Including one aerial ramming
36351
36279
35341Other sources indicate 36 solo and two group.
34286
342311
34313Killed in accident 1 November 1944
33276
31301
291316Or six shared
271611
28253
281216
291415
281018
2828Four individual kills were aerial rammings. Not listed in Bykov's collection of aces.
28244
27189Other sources credit more unconfirmed kills.
25223
25205Western sources indicate a higher tally.
2424Killed in training accident 15 January 1943
2424Also credited with having 34 personal and 19 shared victories.
24222Or eighteen solo and one shared
24168
23194
23194Possibly one shared.
231310
21174
21912
2020
20182
18162
18513
1919
1818Killed in action 4 May 1944
1717
17152
15105Taken prisoner, served in Luftwaffe, and executed by USSR for treason on 4 November 1946.
15510Killed in action 30 November 1941
15123Went on to become an ace again in the Korean war
13112Possibly 14 individual and 3 group.
1284Some credit 11 solo and 6 shared.
1091
853Does not include one observation balloon. Counts vary significantly.
77Other sources report up to 11 shootdowns
55Killed in action 12 August 1942