English / British & Other
RAF Aces of WW2

"Johnnie"

James Edgar Johnson

38 (+ 3 probs &10 dam)

"Paddy"

* Brendan Eamon Fitzpatrick Finucane     

(KIA 15jul42, Irish)

32

"Cherry"

William Vale

31  (+ 6 damaged)  *

"Bob"

Robert Roland Stanford Tuck

(participated in the
  Great Escape 1feb45)
30    (POW   28jan42)

"Bob"

John Randall Daniel Braham   

(POW 19jun44)

29 (19 at night, *

"Ginger"

James Henry Lacey

28 (+4 prob & 9 dam) *   * 

Neville Frederick Duke

28 - 26.83

Frank Reginald Carey

28 - 26

"Sawn-Off Lockie"

* Eric Stanley Lock

(MIA 3aug41)

26 - 25

Billy Drake

25 - 23   (+ 15 OTG)  *

"Wildcat""Killer"

* Lance Cleo Wade 

(Texan, KIFA 12jan44
   +1 & 5 dam OTG)
25  (+1 prob & 13 dams)

"Sammy"

* Geoffrey Allard

(KIFA 13mar41)

24 - 17

(4.33 unconfirmed)

23.33 - 19 (+ 6.5 prob & 12 dam)

Douglas Robert Stewart Bader

(POW 9aug41,
  had artificial legs)
23 - 22  * *

"Don"

Donald Ernest Kingaby

23 - 21.66

Finlay

Robert Finlay Boyd

(Scot)

23 - 16.25

"Mike"

Maurice Michael Stephens

(Scot)

22 - 18.5  (+1 prob & 5 dams)

"Red Knight"

Michael Nicholson Crossley

22 - 18

* Archibald Ashmore McKellar

(KIA 1nov40,  Scot)

21

"Brans"

Bransome Arthur Burbridge

(+3 V-1s)

21   (20 at night)

James E. Rankin

(Scot)

21 - 19

"Jim"

Herbert James Lempriere Hallowes  

21 - 17.83

"Sheep"

George Kemp Gilroy

(Scot)

21 - 17.31

"Cats-Eyes" 

John Cunningham

20   (19 at night)

Raymond Hiley Harries

(+ 5 V-1s)

16.75  (+ 2 prob & 5.5 dam)  *

"Bill"

William Dennis David

(5 unconfirmed)

20.83 - 15.83  (+ 4 damaged)

"Gerry"

Gerald Richmond Edge

Don

Donald Alistair Stewart McKay

(3 unconfirmed)

19.5 - 16.5   (+ 5 damaged)

"Smitty"

Wilfred George Gerald Duncan-Smith

(DSO & Bar,
   DFC & 2 Bars)
19 - 18 

"Bill"

William Thomas Edward Rolls

"Raz"

Ronald Berry

"Imshi”

* Ernest Michelson Mason

(KIA 5feb42)

17.33 - 15.7 

(KIFA 16dec41)

17   (+ 1 V-1)

"One-Armed Mac"

* James Archibald Finlay MacLachlan

(WIA 16feb41, WIA 18jul43
- POW - DOW 31jul43)
16.5

"Ape"

* Richard Nigel Cullen

(KIA 4mar41
   Australian born)
16 (+ 2 prob & 1 dam)  *

"Ted"

Edward William Foott Hewett

"Pete"

Peter Malam Brothers

"Mickey"

* Michael Lister Robinson

(KIA 10apr42)

16 - 12

"Dickie""Max"

Richard Maxwell Milne

(POW 14mar43,
  1 unconfirmed)
15.5 - 14.5  (+ 2 prob & 11 dam)

"the Widge"

Ian Richard Gleed

"Bob"

Robert Francis Thomas Doe

"Bunny"

Christopher Frederick Currant

(KIA 5sep40)

15 - 12

(KIA 15-16dec41)

14.5  *

"Pete"

* Wilfrith Peter Green

(KiFA 1mar45)
          
14    (+ 13 V-1s)  *

(POW 13jun43)

14 - 13.5

"Killy"

* John Ignatus Kilmartin

(Irish)

14 -11 

(MIA 24aug40
  Phil Hunter's gunner)
14 - 9 - ?

(KIA 12jul43)

13.75  (+ 2 prob & 11 dam)

"Grumpy"

George Cecil Unwin

"Ginger""Tom"

Thomas Francis Neil

(MIA 28nov40)
    (+ 2 probs & 4.5 dam)
13.5 - 13.?

"Cas"

Charles Edward Casbolt *

"Bobby"

Robert Wardlow Oxspring

(+ 4 V-1s)

13.33

"Broady"

Harry Broadhurst

Prosser

Peter Prosser Hanks

(KiFA 17dec42)

13

(KiFA 14apr44)

13 - 9.75 

"Randy" (w/ No.1 Sq. 1939-Oct40)
"Benny" (w/ No.73 Sq. Nov40-Jun41)
* George Ernest Goodman

(KIA 14jun41)

12.66   (+ 2.33 dam) *  *

(+ 21 V-1s)

12.5

"Tony"

Anthony Charles Bartley

"Ricky"

Allan Richard Wright

"Taffy"

Frederick William Higginson

(+ 1 V-1)

12

(KIA 18aug40)

12 

"Mike"

Thomas Paul Michael Cooper-Slipper

(KIA 10jul43)

12

(KIFA 22dec40)

12 

(KiFA 20feb45)

12

(KIA 27jun41)

12 - 11.83  *

"Paddy"

* Patrick Alfred Schade

(KiFA 31jul44)

12 - ?   (+ 2 V-1's)

"Orange"

James Joseph O'Meara

(MIA 5oct41)

11.53

"Len"

Leonard Cottingham

(KIA 17may42)

11.5

(KiFA 31aug43)

11.33

(MIA 16feb42)

11.17

"Woody"

* Patrick Philip Woods-Scawen

(KIA 1sep40
  the day before his brother)
11.16 - 10.5

(+ 3 V-1s)

11

(KIA 3jun43)

11

(POW 12aug44)

11

(KIA 2sep40)

11 - 10.33

Harry

* Harold Derrick Atkinson

(KIA 25aug40,
   two claims unconfirmed)
11.5 - 9.5  (+1.5 damaged)

(KiFA 28jan43)

10.66

(KIA 12jun44)

10.58

(MIA 24aug40)

10.5 - 9.5 

(POW 13mar41)

10.5 - 9.5

"Teddy"

Edward Mortlock Donaldson

"Widge"

* Ronald Derek Gordon Wight

(KIA 11aug40
   6.25 unconfirmed)
11.65 - 6.4  *

(POW 27dec41)

10.33

(+ 7 V-1's)

10.25

Victor

* Francis Victor Beamish

(MIA 28mar42)

10  (+ 11.5 probs & 5 dam)

"Ben"

James Ghillies Benson

(+ 6  V-1s)

10  

(D 28oct09)

10

(MIA 31may40)

10

(KIA 26-27aug43)

10

(KIA 16jul44)

10 - 9    (+ 2 V-1s)

(MIA 31may40)

10 - 8  (all on 29may40)

"Vas"

* Michael Vassiliades

(KIA 25mar45 (Greek)

10 - 7.83

(KiFA 30apr41)

9.66

"Darky"

Arthur Victor Clowes

(KIA '44)

9.5

(KIA 16aug40)

9.45

(MIA 5dec41)

9.36

(POW 6jul41)

9.33

"Joe"

Joseph Frederick Fraser

Brian

Charles Brian Fabris Kingcome

(KIFA apr45,  Irish)

9.16

(+ 6 V-1s)

9

(+ 5 V-1s)

9

(+ 1 V-1)

9        *

(KIA 30/31jul44)

9

(POW 8mar42)

9

"Dickie""

Richard Hugh Anthony Lee

(KIA 24jul44)

9

"Jack"

John Ronald Urwin-Mann

9 - 8.66 (+ 4 probs & 1 dam)

(KIA 1jan45)

9 - 8

(born in Argentina)

9 - 7.5  *

"Warby"

* Adrian Warburton

(KIA 12apr44)  *

7  (+ 1 prob, 6 dam + 3 OTG)

(KiFA 14aug41)

9 - 5.33

(KIA 24jul41)

8.83

"Tubby"

* John Vincent Clarence Badger

(WIA 30aug40-
          DOW 30jun41)
8.7

Pete

Peter Melville Gardner

(POW 11jul41)

8.66  (+ 2 damaged)

(POW 16feb42)

8.5

(KiFA sep43)

8.5

(KIA 19apr41)

8.5 - 3.5

(B.W.I. born)

8.5 - 3

(KIA 24jul40)

8.33

(KIA 10oct40)

8.33

(KIA 1oct41)

8.33

(KIA 4mar45)

8.25 

(KIA 9jun44)

8.16

"Jumbo"

* Edward John Gracie

(MIA 15feb44)

8.08  (+ 5 probs & 6 dam)

"Tony"

Thorstein Elton Jonsson

(Icelander)

8  (+ 1 prob & 2 dams)   *

(+ 42-39 V-1s)

8

(KiFA 18sep41)

8

(KIA 4may42)

8

Bryan

* James Reginald Bryan Meaker

(KIA 27sep40,  Irish)

8

(KiFA 16jul42)

8

(POW 18dec44)

8

(KiFA '43)

8

"Ali"

* Richard Edgar Peter Brooker

(KIA 16apr45)

8 - 7  (+ 2 probs & 1+ dam)  *

(KiFA  2jun41)

8 - 5

(KIA 16may41)

7.83 

(KIA 31aug40)

7.83

(WIA 18mar42
     DOW 19mar42)
7.5

(KiFA 24oct40)

7.5 

(POW 29feb44)

7.5

(WIA 7oct40-D same day)

7.5

Stan

Stanley Bernard Grant

"Timber"

* William Joseph Woods

(KIA 20apr41)

7.5 - 6.5  (+ 2 prob & 1 dam) *

(KIA 12apr43)

7.33

Norm

Edgar Norman Ryder

(POW 31oct41)

7.25

"Connie" Gord

Alfred Gordon Conway

Charles

George Charles Calder Palliser

(+ 10 - 8 V-1s)

7

(MIA 5jul44)

7    (+ 4 V-1s)

(+ 2 V-1s)

7  

(KIA 17jul42)

7

(K in shooting acc. 4mar41)

7

(MIA 23sep40)

7

(KIA 13jun43)

7

(KIA 27jun40)

7

(KiFA 6may43)

7

(KIA 1may41)

7

"Gus"

Eustace J. Holden

(POW 23jul43)

7

(KIA 26-27apr45)

7

(KIA 26feb41)

7

(MIA 7jun40)

7

"Tony"

* Charles Anthony Woods-Scawen

(KIA 2sep40,
  the day after his brother)
7 

(KIA 6feb44)

6.75

"Cocky"

Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas

(KiFA 24feb42)

6.66

(KiFA  9sep42)

6.66

(POW 12apr41)

6.5

(KIA 4sep40)

6.5

(MIA 4jun41)

6.5

"Harry"

Henry Algernon Vickers Hogan

"Mitch"

* Richard Angelo Mitchell

(MIA 17-18mar45)

6.5

"Bee"

Roland Prosper Beamont

(POW 12oct44)

6.33  (+ 32 V-1s)

"Sandy"

* Brian John Edward Lane

(MIA dec42)

6.33

( Died of jaundice oct '44 )

6.33

MIA 28aug41)

6.25  (+ 3 probs & 1 damaged)

(KIA  28feb45)

6.16

(MIA 11aug40)

6.16

(KIA 6sep40)

6.11

John

* Allan John Hancock

(KIA 22jun44,
  + 2 dest & 6 dam OTG)
6  (+ 3 probs & 2 dam)

(+ 2 V-1s)

6   

(MIA 25jun45)

6

(KiFA 4apr43)

6

(KiFA  8dec44)

6

(POW 8mar42)

6

(KiFA  nov44)

6 

(KIA 14apr43)

6

(KiFA 17feb45)

6

(Died 16dec41 / accident)

6

(KIA 15oct40)

6

(POW 28sep44)

6 

(POW 24apr45)

6   (+ 1 V-1)

(KIA 5dec43)

6

(Died '44 in an accident)

6

(Irish)

6

(KIA 8feb41)

6

(KIA 8dec41)

6

(KiFA 4jul42)

6

(KIA 14may41)

6 -

(KIA 28dec44)

6 - 5

"Tap"

Edward Gordon Jones

"Chem"  (pronounced Shem)

Jerrold LeCheminant

(MIA 23aug40

6 - 1.16

(KIA 11aug40)

5.95

(KIA 28sep40)

5.86

(KiFA 28dec40)

5.83

"Slim" "Nine-Gun"

* John Hunter Coghlan

(MIA 17aug40
     reported KIA 21sep40)
5.83 - 3.83  (+ 5 dam)

(MIA 14oct41)

5.7

(KiFA 26mar41)

5.7

(KIA 24sep42)

5.66

(+ 1 V-1 )

5.5

"Daddy Longlegs"

* William Raoul Daddo-Langlois

(WIA 10jul43
        Died later that day)
5.5

(KiFA 20nov40)

5.5

"Tony"

* Roland Anthony Lee-Knight

(MIA 27sep41 w/403sq.)

5.5

(KIA 10oct40)

5.5

"Ginger"

Harold George Paul

(1 unconfirmed)

5.5 - 4.5

(MIA 18may40,   DSO)

5.33 (+ 2 probs or dams)

(MIA  2jun42)

5.33

(KIA 6oct42)

5.33

(KIA 15dec41)

5.33

(KIA 25aug44)

5.33

(DSO, DFC)

5.33

(KIA 20jan41)

5.33

(+ 1.5 OTG)

5.25  (+ 2 or 3 damaged)

"Tim" "Johnny"

Hugh Anthony Stephen Johnston

(POW 28aug41)

5.16

(KIA 12apr44)

5.16

(MIA 8aug40)

5.16

(MIA 27jul44)

5.08  (+ 1 prob & 6 dam)

"Jimmie"

George Victor Wildeman Kettlewell

(+ 2 in WWI)

5   *

(+ 2 V-1s)

5

(+ 2 V-1s)

5

(+ 1 V-1)

5

(KiFA jan45)

5   (+ 1 V-1)

"Bam"

Cyril Stanley Bamberger

(KIA 1sep40)

5

(WiFA 17feb41
          DOW mar41)
5

(KIA 28jul42)

5

(Irish)

5

(KiFA 6feb41)

5

(KIA 4jul40)

5

(KIA 15aug40)

5

(Became a famous -
     author after the war)
5       (Norwegian)   *

"Dixie"

Ernest Henry Dean

(POW 19nov42)

5

(KiFA 8sep41)

5

(KIA 7oct40)

5

(KIA 30sep40)

5

(KIA 7dec41)

5

(KIA 21jan42)

5

(MIA 11sep40)

5

(MIA 17feb43)

5

(KiFA 22jun41)

5

(MIA 6jun41)

5

(POW 11jul43)

5

(POW 1942)

5

(KIA 8nov41)

5  (+ 2 possible before KIA)

(KIA 27sep40)

5

(DSO, DFC)

5

(KIA 11may41)

5

(KiFA 30oct40)

5

(DSO, DFC, AFC,
   + 1 dam OTG)
5 - 4  (+3 damaged)

(MIA 12sep40)

5 - 4

(KIA 30sep40)

5 - 4

(KIA 11aug40)

5 - 4

Gordon Gollob            

(Scottish father -  McGollob)

150  *  *

Barry

Fraser Barry Sutton

* Guy Penrose Gibson  VC

(Dambuster Bomber Hero,
India born, KIA 19sep44)
4   (flying Beaufighters)

(Yugoslavian)

4

"Jimmy"

Cyril Lionel Francis Talalla

(Ceylon) brother Henry KIA
    June '44 w/182 sq.)
3.83   *

"Artie"

Harry Shaw

(+ 9.5 V-1s)

3.5

DFC

2.75  (+ 2 prob & 2.75 dam) *

"Hoppy"

Colin Gerald Shaw Hodgkinson  

(had metal legs)

2  *

(KIA 22feb44)

2

"Pat"

Norman Patrick Watkins Hancock

(+ 4 dest & 1 dam OTG)

1.66  (+ 2 probs & 3.5 dam)

"Tim"

John Francis Durham Elkington