List of Spanish Civil War air aces - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

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Name	Nationality	Service	Victories
Joaquín García Morato	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Nationalist Air Force	40
Lev L. Shestakov	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Spanish Republican Air Force Spanish Republican Air Force The Spanish Republican Air Force, , was the air arm of the Second Spanish Republic, the legally established government of Spain between 1931 and 1939...	39
Sergei I. Gritsevets Sergey Gritsevets Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets was a Soviet major, pilot and twice recipient of the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union....	Russia	Spanish Republican Air Force	30
Julio Salvador Díaz-Benjumea	Spain	Nationalist Air Force	24
Manuel Zarauza Clavero	Spain	Spanish Republican Air Force	23
Manuel Vázquez Sagastizábal	Spain	Nationalist Air Force	21
Leopoldo Morquillas Rubio	Spain	Spanish Republican Air Force	21
Pavel V. Rychagov	Russia	Spanish Republican Air Force	20
Arístides García López	Spain	Nationalist Air Force	17
Ángel Salas Larrazábal	Spain	Nationalist Air Force	16
Mario Bonzano	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Nationalist Air Force	15
Brunetto di Montegnacco	Italy	Nationalist Air Force	14
Werner Mölders Werner Mölders Werner Mölders was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. Mölders became the first pilot in aviation history to claim 100 aerial victories—that is, 100 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft, and was...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Condor Legion Condor Legion The Condor Legion was a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force and from the German Army which served with the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The Condor Legion developed methods of terror bombing which were used widely in the Second World War...	14
Guido Presel	Italy	Nationalist Air Force	13
Wolfgang Schellmann Wolfgang Schellmann Oberstleutnant Wolfgang Schellmann was German World War II Luftwaffe Ace, commander of JG 2 and JG 27 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...	Germany	Condor Legion	12
Harro Harder	Germany	Condor Legion	11
Andrés García La Calle Andres Garcia La Calle Andrés García La Calle was the squadron leader of the 1st fighter squadron of the Spanish Republic and later Commander of all the fighter units of the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War.Born in Sestao , in Spain, he started his career in 1929 as an NCO...	Spain	Spanish Republican Air Force	11
Manuel Aguirre López	Spain	Spanish Republican Air Force	11
Peter Boddem	Germany	Condor Legion	10
Rudolphe de Henricourt	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	Nationalist Air Force	10
Abel Guides	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Spanish Republican Air Force	10
Otto Bertram Otto Bertram Otto Bertram was a was a German Spanish Civil War and World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II...	Germany	Condor Legion	9
Wilhelm Ensslen	Germany	Condor Legion	9
Herbert Ihlefeld Herbert Ihlefeld Herbert Ihlefeld was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the very end of World War II in May 1945. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...	Germany	Condor Legion	9
Walter Oesau Walter Oesau Walter "Gulle" Oesau was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in 1944...	Germany	Condor Legion	9
Reinhard Seiler Reinhard Seiler Major Reinhard Seiler was German Spanish Civil War and World War II Luftwaffe Ace, commander of Jagdgeschwader 104 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves....	Germany	Condor Legion	9
Herwig Knüppel	Germany	Condor Legion	8
Hans-Karl Mayer Hans-Karl Mayer Hans-Karl Mayer was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...	Germany	Condor Legion	8
Otto Meyer	Germany	Condor Legion	8
Frank Glasgow Tinker Frank Glasgow Tinker Frank Glasgow Tinker was an American mercenary fighter pilot for the Spanish Republican Air Force, during the Spanish Civil War. He was the top American ace during the Spanish Civil War.-Early years:...	USA	Spanish Republican Air Force	8
Wilhelm Balthasar Wilhelm Balthasar Major Wilhelm Balthasar was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace, commander of Jagdgeschwader 2 and a winner of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery...	Germany	Condor Legion	7
Jan Ferák	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	Spanish Republican Air Force	7
Horst Tietzen Horst Tietzen Horst "Jakob" Tietzen was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Horst Tietzen was shot down over the Thames...	Germany	Condor Legion	7
Walter Grabmann Walter Grabmann Walter Grabmann was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalmajor. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...	Germany	Condor Legion	7
Rolf Pingel Rolf Pingel Rolf Pingel was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.Pingel was born 1 October 1913 in Kiel...	Germany	Condor Legion	6
Kurt Rochel	Germany	Condor Legion	6
Herbert Schob	Germany	Condor Legion	6
Francisco Tarazona Torán	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Spanish Republican Air Force	6
Gotthard Handrick Gotthard Handrick Karl Hermann Gotthard Handrick was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.-Career:...	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Otto Heinrich von Houwald	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Wolfgang Lippert Wolfgang Lippert (pilot) Wolfgang Lippert was a World War II Luftwaffe Flying ace. Lippert was credited with 29 victories, five of which were scored in the Spanish Civil War.-Luftwaffe career:...	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Günther Lützow Günther Lützow Colonel Günther Lützow was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and a leader in the "Fighter Pilots Revolt". Lützow was credited with 110 victories achieved in over 300 combat missions. He scored 5 victories during the Spanish Civil War...	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Joachim Schlichting Joachim Schlichting Major Joachim Schlichting was German Spanish Civil War and World War II Luftwaffe Ace and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Willi Szuggar	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Hannes Trautloft Hannes Trautloft Johannes "Hannes" Trautloft was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1932 until the end of the war and again from 1957-1970. He flew 560 combat sorties and was credited with 58 victories. He was regarded as a very competent leader, and much respected from those...	Germany	Condor Legion	5
Božidar "Boško" Petrovićhttp://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/yugoslavia_petrovich.htm	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	Spanish Republican Air Force	5

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