List of World War II aces credited with 6 victories

Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), whether they were the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards their air service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.

Aces
  This background, along with the symbol "†", indicates that the pilot was killed in action, missing in action, died of wounds, or was killed in a flying accident during World War II.
Name Country Service(s) Aerial Victories Other Aerial Victories Notes
Karol Pniak Poland Poland Polish Air Force;
Royal Air Force		 6.75
Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton  South Africa Royal Air Force 6.66
Richard Edward Fowler  United States U.S. Navy 6.5
Howard Peter Blatchford †  Canada Royal Canadian Air Force 6.5
Lloyd Chadburn †  Canada Royal Canadian Air Force 6.5
James Douglas Lindsay  Canada Royal Canadian Air Force 6.5 +2 in Korean War
Willard Eder  United States U.S. Navy 6.5
Russell Foskett  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 6.5
Wacław Łapkowski Poland Poland Polish Air Force;
Royal Air Force		 6.33
Alan Peart  New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force 6.33
Horia Agarici  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Florin Alexiu  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Andreas Antoniou  Greece Royal Hellenic Air Force 6
GianLino Baschirotto  Kingdom of Italy Regia Aeronautica 6 +5 in Spanish Civil War Ace in each of two wars
Livio Bassi  Kingdom of Italy Regia Aeronautica 6
Wolfrath Bauer †  Nazi Germany Luftwaffe 6 Night fighter ace
Henry S. Bille  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+4 ground kills)
Scrappy Blumer  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 Ace in a day (fifteen minutes)
Yekaterina Budanova  Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 6 possibly 11, +5 shared
Harry C. Crim  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+5.25 damage) 531st Fighter Squadron, PTO
James B. Dalglish  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+3 V-1 flying bombs)
František Doležal  Czechoslovakia Royal Air Force 6
Bryan Draper †  United Kingdom Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 6
Urban L. Drew  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6
Josef Dygrýn-Ligotický †  Czechoslovakia Royal Air Force 6
Stanislav Fejfar †  Czechoslovakia Royal Air Force 6
Guido Fibbia  Kingdom of Italy Regia Aeronautica 6 +3 in Spanish Civil War
Carlos Faustinos  Mexico Mexican Air Force 6 Also known as Charlie Foster.
Ervin Flóznik †  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
James W. Griffis  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6
Clayton Kelly Gross  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 355th FS, 354th FG, ETO
Fred R. Haviland, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+6 ground kills)
Michael Herrick †  New Zealand Royal Air Force 6
Horace B. Moranville  United States U.S. Navy 6
James P. Hagerstrom  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6
Stefan Janus Poland Poland Polish Air Force;
Royal Air Force		 6
Oskar Köstler †  Nazi Germany Luftwaffe 6[1]
Fritz Kruse †  Nazi Germany Luftwaffe 6[2] Night fighter ace
Kenneth Lake  United States U.S. Navy 6
Mihály Karátsonyi  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Lajos Kracsenics  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Raymond Lallemant  Belgium Royal Air Force 6
Joseph Larichelière †  Canada Royal Air Force 6
Mátyás Lőrincz †  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
János Mátyás  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Robert Mcwherter  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 First Three kill with 17th PS in the PTO, other three with 363rd FS in ETO
György Michna  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Norman W. Mollard, Jr.  United States U.S. Navy 6
Kálmán Nánási †  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Norman E. Olson  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+2 ground kills)
Theo Osterkamp  Nazi Germany Luftwaffe 6[3] +32 in World War I Ace in each of two wars
Edward Cobb Outlaw  United States U.S. Navy 6 Ace in a day
Imre Pánczél †  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz Poland Poland Polish Air Force;
Royal Air Force		 6
Eduard M. Prchal  Czechoslovakia Royal Air Force 6
John F. Pugh  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 357th FG, 362nd Fighter Squadron, ETO
Leonard R. Reeves  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 DFC, 530th Fighter Squadron, CBI
Radu Reinek  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Thomas J. Rennemo  United States U.S. Navy 6
W. R. Scheible  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+3 ground kills)
Pál Szikora  Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 6
Harry Steere †  United Kingdom Royal Air Force 6 (+5 shared)
Raymond Thorold-Smith †  Australia Royal Australian Air Force 6 (+1 shared)
Owen Tracey †  New Zealand Royal Air Force 6
Gheorghe Tutuianu  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Constantin Ursachi  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Bram van der Stok  Netherlands Royal Netherlands Air Force;
Royal Air Force		 6
Remy Van Lierde  Belgium Royal Air Force 6 (+44 V-1 flying bombs)
Ioan Vornica  Kingdom of Romania Royal Romanian Air Force 6
Ralph Wandrey  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 49th FG, 9th Fighter Squadron, PTO
James Henry Whalen †  Canada Royal Canadian Air Force 6
William E. Whalen  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6 (+2 ground kills)
Lynn E. Witt, Jr.  United States U.S. Army Air Forces 6
Yue Yi-Chin / Yue Yiqin  China Chinese Nationalist Air Force 6
Yoshio Yoshida  Japan Imperial Japanese Army 6 (+1 probable)

References

Citations
  1. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1503.
  2. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1504.
  3. Obermaier 1989, p. 177.

Bibliography
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
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