BAD BOYS OF WW2

"Jochen" the "Eagle of Africa"

* Hans-Joachim Marseille    (Luftwaffe)

     (17 Kills in 1 day)

158   (KIFA 30sep42) *

   ( HSU x2 )

56 (+ 6 sh) *

"Screwball" "Buzz" the "Falcon of Malta"

George Frederick Beurling   (RAF, RCAF)

(Only Allied pilot to outscore
   Axis counterpart in 'theater')

31.33 - 29.33 (+ 9 damaged)

"Temei" "Matsu-chan"

Sadaaki Akamatsu    (IJN)

(he claimed 350 drunk
              & 250 sober)
30

"Pappy"

Gregory Boyington

(MoH)
(6 - 2 w/ Flying Tigers;)
(22 w/ Black Sheep)
28 - 24 (POW 3jan44) *  *  *

(AKA "unidentified Polish pilot" ;^)

* Josef Frantisek    (CAF, PAF, AdlA, RAF)

   (BoB top scoror with 17)

28 - 17  (KIFA 8oct40) *

Douglas Robert Stewart Bader   *  (RAF)

(UK) POW 9aug41)
  - had artificial legs)
22  * *

"Buck" "The Chief"

Robert Wendell McNair    (RCAF, RAF)

16 (+ 5 prob & 11 dam) *

"Don"

Donald James Mathew Blakeslee   (RCAF, RAF, USAAF)

     (RAF Eagle)

15.5 - 14.5

* Ralph Kidd Hofer (RCAF, USAAF)

     (KIA 2jul44)

15 (+ 14 OTG)

"Warby"

* Adrian Warburton

     (KIA 12apr44)

9 - 7   ?    *