List of Israeli flying aces

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The following is a list of Israeli flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars.

List of aces

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½ a shootdown indicates that two pilots share in a shootdown

Name Country Service Shootdowns
Giora Epstein Israel Israeli Air Force 17[1]
Amir Nachumi Israel Israeli Air Force 14
Asher Snir [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 13½[1][2]
Israel Baharav [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 12[1]
Yiftah Spector Israel Israeli Air Force 12[1][2]
Oded Marom [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 11[3]
Ya'akov Richter [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 10½[1]
Yehuda Koren [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 10½[1]
Shlomo Levi [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 10[1]
Dror Harish [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 9[1]
Eitan Carmi Israel Israeli Air Force 9[1]
Moshe Melnik [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 9[2]
Shlomo Egozi [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 8[2]
Ilan Gonen Israel Israeli Air Force 8[1]
Amos Bar Israel Israeli Air Force 8[1]
Ran Ronen (Pekker) Israel Israeli Air Force 8[3]
Uri Gil Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Menachem Enian Israel Israeli Air Force
Michael Tsuk Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Yirmiahu Kadar Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Amos Amir [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Roy Manoff Israel Israeli Air Force 7[2]
Avner Naveh [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 7[4]
Moshe Hertz Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Ehud Hankin [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 6[5]
Rudy Augarten [he] United States
Israel
United States Army Air Forces
Israeli Air Force
6 total
2 (WWII)
4 (1948 Arab–Israeli War)
Yoram Agmon [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1][2]
Uri Even-Nir [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Menachem Sharon [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Eli Menachem Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Eitan Peled Israel Israeli Air Force 6[2]
Yossi Yavin Israel Israeli Air Force 6[2]
Gideon Livni Israel Israeli Air Force [1]
Ezra Dotan Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Reuven Rozen Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Gideon Dror Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Shlomo Navot Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Itzhack Amitay [he] Israel Israeli Air Force 5[2]
Ben-Ami Peri Israel Israeli Air Force 5[2]
Itamar Neuner Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Avraham Gilad Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Maxine Geva Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Zoryana Cohen Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Assaf Ben-Nun Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Giora Romm Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Menachem Shmul Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1][2]
Yoram Peled Israel Israeli Air Force 5[4]

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Aloni (2004), Mirage and Nesher Aces, p. 81
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Aloni (2004), Phantom Aces, p. 86
  3. ^ a b דני שלום, רוח רפאים מעל קהיר, עמ' 900-901
  4. ^ a b Aloni (2006), Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat, p. 87
  5. ^ "Israel Air Force Record in Battle".

Bibliography

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