List of British fighter pilots in World War II
The list of British fighter pilots in the Second World War includes fighter pilots of the British Air Force ( Royal Air Force ) in the Second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, who had scored at least 20 kills.
Overview
The table contains the British aviators with 20 or more confirmed kills
- Surname
- Rank
- Number of confirmed aerial victories
- Awards
- unit
- Date of death (†)
Note: The list can be sorted : By clicking on a column header, the list is sorted according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting.
| Surname | image | rank | L. | Award | Unit / Squadron No. | † |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Edgar Johnson |  |
Group captain | 38 | Distinguished Service Order | 19, 616 | January 20, 2001 |
| Brendan Finucane |  |
Wing Commander | 32 | Distinguished Service Order | 65, 452, 602 | July 15, 1942 |
| John Braham |  |
Group captain | 29 | Distinguished Service Order | 141 | 7th February 1974 |
| Robert Stanford Tuck |  |
Wing commander | 29 | Distinguished Service Order | 257 | May 5th 1987 |
| Frank Reginald Carey |  |
Group captain | 28 | Order of the British Empire | 3, 43, 135, 245 | December 6, 2004 |
| James Harry Lacey |  |
Squadron Leader | 28 | Distinguished Flying Medal | 501, 602 | May 30, 1989 |
| Neville Duke |  |
Squadron leader | 28 | Distinguished Service Order | 37, 92, 112 | April 7, 2007 |
| Eric Lock |  |
Flight Lieutenant | 25th | Distinguished Service Order | 41, 611 | August 3, 1941 |
| Billy Drake |  |
Group captain | 24.5 | Distinguished Service Order | 112, 128, 421 | August 28, 2011 |
| Geoffrey Allard |  |
Flight Lieutenant | 23 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 85, 87 | March 13, 1941 |
| Douglas Bader |  |
Group captain | 23 | Distinguished Service Order | 222 | 5th September 1981 |
| Donald Kingaby |  |
Wing commander | 22.5 | Distinguished Service Order | 72, 122 | December 31, 1991 |
| Archie Boyd | Wing commander | 22.5 | Distinguished Service Order | 219 | April 4, 2014 | |
| Maurice Michael Stephens | Group captain | 22nd | Distinguished Service Order | 229, 232, 249 | September 23, 2004 | |
| Michael Crossley | Wing commander | 22nd | Distinguished Service Order | 32 | 1987 | |
| William Vale | Squadron leader | 22nd | Distinguished Flying Cross | 33, 80 | November 29, 1981 | |
| Herbert James Hallowes | Squadron leader | 21.33 | 43 | October 20, 1987 | ||
| Archie McKellar | Squadron leader | 21st | Distinguished Service Order | 605 | November 1, 1940 | |
| Branse Burbridge | Wing commander | 21st | Distinguished Service Order | 85, 100, 141, 157 | ||
| George Kemp Gilroy | Group captain | 21st | Distinguished Service Order | 1995 | ||
| James Rankin | Air Commodore | 21st | Distinguished Service Order | 15, 92, 125 | 1975 |
See also
- List of German fighter pilots in World War II
- List of Japanese fighter pilots in World War II
- List of American fighter pilots in World War II
- List of Soviet fighter pilots in World War II
literature
- Edward H. Sims: Fighter pilots, the great opponents of yore. Publisher: Motorbuch.
- Christopher Chant / Richard Humble: The great book of dogfights. Publisher: Buch und Zeit Verlagsgesellschaft.