Who was the best pilot in World War 2?

Fighter pilots are perhaps the deadliest yet most detached warriors to ever engage in battle. Those who possessed the best maneuvering traits, spatial awareness and marksmanship define history as the greatest aerial aces. We've taken into account not just kills, but also time in service, difficulty of flying. read more

The most scoring fighter ace after German pilots was Finnish fighter pilot, warrant officer Ilmari Juutilainen. He shot down officially 94 Russian planes during second world war. He flew in Fokker D21, Brewster 239 (Buffalo) and Messerschmidt 109 G2 and G6. read more

This background, along with the symbol "†", indicates that the pilot was killed in action, missing in action, died of wounds, or was killed in a flying accident during World War II. read more

Erich “Bubi” Hartmann aka “The Black Devil” Considered one of the greatest aces in the history of aerial warfare and by far the most successful, Erich Hartmann was the pinnacle of Luftwaffe training. read more