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
Name | Total | Individual victories | Group victories | Notes | References |
65 | 61 | 4 | Previous estimate was 56 solo and 5 shared. | ||
64 | 64 | — | Estimates vary slightly, but all credit him with at least 60 solo. | ||
60 | 55 | 5 | — | ||
56 | 53 | 3 | — | ||
50 | 50 | — | — | ||
49 | 45 | 4 | Estimates widely vary; recent estimates tend to be less than official Soviet accounts. | ||
49 | 30 | 19 | — | ||
47 | 46 | 1 | — | ||
47 | 44 | 3 | Other sources indicate two shared kills | ||
46 | 45 | 1 | Also gained aerial victories in the battle for Khalkhin Gol | ||
46 | 29 | 17 | — | ||
45 | 39 | 6 | Including one aerial ramming. Killed in action 26 June 1944 | ||
44 | 44 | ? | Killed in an accident on 29 January 1945. | ||
43 | 36 | 7 | Some sources indicate 11 shared kills. | ||
Aleksey Ryazanov | 43 | 31 | 12 | Some sources indicate 16 instead of 12 shared kills. | |
41 | 32 | 9 | — | ||
40 | 35 | 5 | — | ||
40 | 40 | — | — | ||
39 | 6 | 18 | Three individual kills were aerial rammings. | ||
38 | 34 | 4 | — | ||
37 | 37 | 0 | Including one aerial ramming | ||
36 | 35 | 1 | — | ||
36 | 27 | 9 | — | ||
35 | 34 | 1 | Other sources indicate 36 solo and two group. | ||
34 | 28 | 6 | — | ||
34 | 23 | 11 | — | ||
34 | 31 | 3 | Killed in accident 1 November 1944 | ||
33 | 27 | 6 | — | ||
31 | 30 | 1 | — | ||
29 | 13 | 16 | Or six shared | ||
27 | 16 | 11 | — | ||
28 | 25 | 3 | — | ||
28 | 12 | 16 | — | ||
29 | 14 | 15 | — | ||
28 | 10 | 18 | — | ||
28 | 28 | — | Four individual kills were aerial rammings. Not listed in Bykov's collection of aces. | ||
28 | 24 | 4 | — | ||
27 | 18 | 9 | Other sources credit more unconfirmed kills. | ||
25 | 22 | 3 | — | ||
25 | 20 | 5 | Western sources indicate a higher tally. | ||
24 | 24 | — | Killed in training accident 15 January 1943 | ||
24 | 24 | — | Also credited with having 34 personal and 19 shared victories. | ||
24 | 22 | 2 | Or eighteen solo and one shared | ||
24 | 16 | 8 | — | ||
23 | 19 | 4 | — | ||
23 | 19 | 4 | Possibly one shared. | ||
23 | 13 | 10 | — | ||
21 | 17 | 4 | — | ||
21 | 9 | 12 | — | ||
20 | 20 | — | — | ||
20 | 18 | 2 | — | ||
18 | 16 | 2 | — | ||
18 | 5 | 13 | — | ||
19 | 19 | — | — | ||
18 | 18 | — | Killed in action 4 May 1944 | ||
17 | 17 | — | — | ||
17 | 15 | 2 | — | ||
15 | 10 | 5 | Taken prisoner, served in Luftwaffe, and executed by USSR for treason on 4 November 1946. | ||
15 | 5 | 10 | Killed in action 30 November 1941 | ||
15 | 12 | 3 | Went on to become an ace again in the Korean war | ||
13 | 11 | 2 | Possibly 14 individual and 3 group. | ||
12 | 8 | 4 | Some credit 11 solo and 6 shared. | ||
10 | 9 | 1 | — | ||
8 | 5 | 3 | Does not include one observation balloon. Counts vary significantly. | ||
7 | 7 | — | Other sources report up to 11 shootdowns | ||
5 | 5 | — | Killed in action 12 August 1942 |