RAF aces in a day

[Laurent Rizzotti]

I don't know how much the list is reliable (at least the year is false for Cullen), but Jan Safarik has a "on day top killers" from Commonwealth on his website:

http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories...h-one_day.html

This list includes some pilots who scored in May 1940, and their score may be unofficial.

[Steve Darlow]

In Fighting High Volume 1 we include a chapter on Alwyn Downing of 600 Squadron shooting down 5 Ju52/3ms in one sortie, om 30 April 1943.

www.fightinghigh.com

[Troy White]

Spitfire pilot Sgt. Ronnie Hamyln "The Pied Piper" of 610 Squadron was the RAF's first ace in a day of WWII. He shot down a Ju 88 and four Bf 109's on 24 August 1940. He earned the DFM for his feat. He destroyed a total of nine German planes during the Battle of Britain and two more during 1941. Hamyln survived the war and retired as a Wing Commander. He died in 1991.

[BruceMk11]

Hi Chris,

Another pilot to achieve five victories in a day (actually in one sortie) was
S/L Charles C. Scherf, RAAF. He had recently completed a tour with 418 Sqn, RCAF, but kept coming back for more! His score for 16/5/44: He 111,
FW 190, He 177, Hs 123, Ju 86P (in that order); plus on the ground, another He 111, and on the water, an Do 18 damaged.
His aircraft was an Mosquito FB VI; the DSO was awarded soon after.
I'd like to know if any other pilot accounted for such a diverse 'bag' of e/a in the one sortie (?)

Cheers, Bruce