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Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top active ace within a branch of service in a nation's military in time of war. The title is most closely associated with fighter aces, though there are other types, such as tank aces and submarine aces.
Flying aces
Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top flying ace of a nation's air force during time of war.
World War I
- Adolphe Pégoud
- Jean Navarre
- Georges Guynemer
- Charles Nungesser
- René Fonck
- Oswald Boelcke
- Max Immelmann
- Werner Voss
- Erich Loewenhardt
- Manfred von Richthofen
- Ernst Udet
- Raymond Collishaw
- Frederick Libby
- Billy Bishop
- Raoul Lufbery
- Paul Frank Baer
- Frank Leaman Baylies
- David E. Putnam
- Frank Luke
- Eddie Rickenbacker
- Indra Lal Roy
World War II
- Erich Hartmann
- Ilmari Juutilainen
- Pat Pattle
- Sailor Malan
- George Beurling
- James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson
- Richard Bong
- Ivan Kozhedub
- William R. Dunn
- Joe Foss
- Werner Mölders
- Alfred Schreiber
- Robin Olds
Post-World War II era
- Royal N. Baker
- Joseph C. McConnell
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam
- Giora Even Epstein
- Randy H. Cunningham
- Nguyen Van Coc
- Legesse Tefera
- Shahram Rostami
- Jalil Zandi
- Mohommed "Sky Falcon" Rayyan
Submarine aces
Ace of the Deep is a title accorded to the top subsea ace/undersea ace/submarine ace of a nation's submarine force during time of war.
- Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
- Dick O'Kane
- Eugene Fluckey
- Malcolm David Wanklyn
- Benjamin Bryant
- Reinhard Suhren
- Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia
- Carlo Fecia di Cossato
Submarine hunters
Tank aces
A "tank ace" or Panzer ace has been described by Historian Robert Kershaw, as being the minority of tank commanders that accounted for the most destroyed enemy armor, saying it is roughly analogous with a flying ace.