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 considered to be five or more.

An American Fighter Ace is a U.S. citizen who has served honorably as a fighter pilot in a U.S. military service or the service of a nation not at war with the United States (or others who flew as a member of a U.S. military service) who has destroyed …

The American Fighter Aces Association was founded in 1960 to recognize the over 1,450 combat pilots from World War I to the present that achieved the status of American Fighter Ace by destroying five or more hostile aircraft in air-to-air combat.

A fighter ace is a military aviator who has achieved several aerial victories in combat. To be considered a fighter ace, a pilot must have shot down a number of enemy aircraft during an aerial battle.

2025年1月30日 · World War II fighter ace Joe Foss, shown in January 1964, was the first commissioner of the American Football League. (Jack Harris/AP Photo) While Rozelle initially balked at Foss' proposal, that ...

There were over 2,500 aces from Germany during the Second World War. For a detailed list of 890 (updated as of October 2017) of these aces, see List of World War II aces from Germany (Jet aces, night fighter).

2018年7月11日 · Of the thousands of fighter pilots who had taken to the skies in World War II only 1,279 became fighter aces. This total is composed of 735 USAAF aces, 381 Navy aces, 122 Marine Corps aces, 22 Americans who became aces …

2024年1月22日 · Richard Bong was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots of all time. Achieving five confirmed kills was a feat that earned a fighter pilot the title of ace. However, at the end of...

2008年4月6日 · The term "ace" is unofficially bestowed on those pilots and weapon systems officers who have shot down five enemy aircraft.

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military pilot who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft in air combat. Use of the term "ace" in military aviation began in World War I (1914–18). French newspapers called Adolphe Pegoud, as l'as (French for "ace") after he became the first pilot to shoot down five German aircraft.