List of Korean War air aces

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The following is a partial list of flying aces of the Korean War. Many of the victories of pilots on both sides are subject to serious dispute.

Name	Country	Service	Victories
Nikolay Sutyagin	Soviet Union	VVS	21
Yevgeny Pepelyaev	Soviet Union	VVS	19
Capt. Joseph C. McConnell	USA	Air Force	16
Major James Jabara	USA	Air Force	15
Capt. Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez	USA	Air Force	14 + 1 shared
Maj. George A. Davis	USA	Air Force	14
Col. Royal N. Baker	USA	Air Force	13
Lev Shchukin	Soviet Union	VVS	13
Sergei Kramarenko	Soviet Union	VVS	13
Capt. Harold E. Fischer	USA	Air Force	10
Col. James K. Johnson	USA	Air Force	10
Capt. Lonnie R. Moore	USA	Air Force	10
Capt. Ralph S. Parr	USA	Air Force	10
Col. Vermont Garrison	USA	Air Force	10
Col. James P. Hagerstrom	USA	Air Force	8 + 1 shared
Baotong Zhao	China	PVA	7
Maj. James H. Kasler	USA	Air Force	6[1]
Col. John F. Bolt	USA	USMC	6
Yudi Liu	China	PVA	6
Daoping Jiang	China	PVA	5
Decai Han	China	PVA	5
Col. Harrison R. Thyng	USA	Air Force	5
Guy Pierre Bordelon Jr	USA	US Navy	5[2]
Iven C. Kincheloe Jr.	USA	Air Force	~5[3]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Vietnamese Aces
2. ^ Two Aces in Korean Air War. Naval Historical Center Link. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
3. ^ Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Jr.. Air Force Link. Retrieved on 2006-04-02.