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Re: The best USAAF fighter pilots have been the soviets
The comment applies to Soviet pilots in the Soviet air force, not to Soviet pilots in the USAAF, who were (by definition) zero. There are several websites and a number of good books dealing with the Soviet aces: look in particular for Ivan Kojedub with over 60 kills, the top claiming Allied ace of WW2. (Beware that the name may appear in different transliterations from the Cyrillic.)
Mike Gladych was certainly one Polish ace serving WITH the USAAF, but not IN the USAAF. There were many USAAF pilots of Polish origins, but I don't think that is what you mean. |
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Re: The best USAAF fighter pilots have been the soviets
Thanks Graham, you have been much to fast with you response. I just edited my #1 post. You are right he means the USSR pilots and not the USAAF.
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Re: The best USAAF fighter pilots have been the soviets
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Григорий Речкалов, Grigory Rechkalov, had 61+4, most of them (not less then 50) - flying P-39. Also, there were great amount of "20+" or even "30+" aces, who flew in P-39. But of coarse they didnt serve in USAAF ![]()
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