List of World War II aces from Canada

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A

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Aikman, Frederick Alan Frederick Alan Aikman Frederick Alan "Butch" Aikman DFC and Bar was a Canadian World War II flying ace, credited with 9.5 victories.Aikman was a clerk and ledger keeper and served as a Sergeant in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada before enlisting 6 November 1940. After graduating from flight training on 13 September...	10	DFC*	Wingman of Paddy Finucane Paddy Finucane Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane DSO, DFC & Two Bars , known as Paddy Finucane, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot...
Angus, Allen Benjamin	5	DFC	KIA 16 May 1940
Archer, Philip Leslie I		DFC	KIA 17 June 1943
Armstrong, H A	5
Arthur, Charles Ian Rose "Duke"	6
Askey, Michael William Hamilton	5		KIA 28 October 1943
Atkinson, William Henry Isaac	5	DSC	FAA
Audet, Richard Joseph "Dick"	11	DFC*	KIA 3 March 1945

B

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Ballantyne, James Hamilton	6	DFM
Banks, Wilfred John	9	DFC*
Bannock, Russell "Russ" Russell Bannock Russell "Russ" Bannock DSO, DFC*, was a Second World War ace and chief test pilot for de Havilland Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Early years:...	28	DSO, DFC*
Barton, Robert Alexander "Butch"	17	DFC*	Battle of Britain, Surviving Aircrew
Beurling, George "Buzz/Screwball" George Beurling George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling DSO, DFC, DFM & Bar, RCAF , was the most successful Canadian fighter pilot of the Second World War....	32	DSO, DFC, DFM*	KIFA 20 May 1948
Blatchford, Howard Peter "Cowboy"	8	DFC	Battle of Britain, KIA 3 May 1943
Boulton, Henry "Foss"	5	DFC
Bouskill, Russell Reginald	5	DFC	KIA 2 October 1944
Bowker, Harold W "Bud"		DFC
Boyle, John Greer "Beryl"	7		Battle of Britain,KIA 28 September 1940
Boyle, John Joseph	6	DFC
Brannagan, Thomas A "Tommy"		DFC
Breithaupt, William Ranson	5	DFC	KIA 12 September 1944
Britten, Ralph Isaac Edward	5	DFC
Brown, Mark Henry "Hilly"	19	DFC*, MC (Czech)	Battle of Britain, KIA 11 November 1940 (Malta)
Buckham, Robert Andrew	7	DFC*, DFC (US)

C

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Caine, John Todd	6	DFC**
Cameron, Gregory Donald Angus Tunnicliffe	5	DFC
Cameron, Lorne Maxwell	6
Chadburn, Lloyd Vernon "Chad" Lloyd Chadburn Lloyd Vernon "Chad" Chadburn DSO & Bar, DFC was a Canadian World War II fighter pilot.-Birth:Lloyd Chadburn was born in Montreal, Quebec on 21 August 1919, later moving with his parents to Oshawa, Ontario as an infant. He grew up there and in Aurora...	8	DSO*, DFC, LdH, CdG	KIA 13 June 1944 (Collision)
Charles, Edward Francis John "Jack"	16	DSO, DFC*	Battle of Britain
Charron, Philip Marcel	7		KIA 19 November 1944
Chisholm, William Lawrence "Red"	8	DFC*
Christie, George Paterson	7	DFC*	KIA 6 July 1942
Cleveland, Howard Douglas	5	DFC
Cochran, Homer Powell	9
Cochrane, Arthur Charles "Cocky"	6	DFC	Battle of Britain, MIA 31 March 1943
Connel, William Charles "Bud"	5
Conrad, Walter Allan Grenfell	8	DFC*
Cotterill, Stanley Herbert Ross	8	DFC	KIFA 18 October 1944
Crawford, Harvey Alexander	5	DFC

D

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Dack, David Blake
Davidson, Robert Tremagne Pillsbury	6
Day, Robert William Rouviere	6
Dodd, Wilbert George	8
Dover, Dean Hugh	5
Dowding, Harry James	8
Downer, William Watson	5	DFC	KIA 16 April 1944
Draper, John William Petterson	5
Durno, Leslie Duncan	5	MiD*	FAA, KIA 29 January 1945

E

Name	Kills	Notes
Edinger, Charles Emanuel
Edwards, Harry Davies	5	Battle of Britain, KIA 11 September 1940
Edwards, James Francis "Stocky" James Francis Edwards James Francis "Stocky" Edwards, CM, DFC & Bar, DFM, CD was a Canadian fighter pilot during World War II. Edwards is Canada's highest scoring ace in the Western Desert Campaign.-Early life:...	18
Engbrecht, Peter	6	Gunner
Evans, Colin James	9
Everard, Hedley Joseph "Snooks"	6

F

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Fenwick, Harry Elmore	6		KIA 21 June 1944
Ford, Leslie Sydney	6	DFC*	KIA 4 June 1943
Forsyth, David Esplin	8
Fowlow, Norman Ralph	5		Newfoundland
Francis, John Philip Wiseman		DFC
Fumerton, Robert Carl "Moose"	14	DFC*, AFC	Battle of Britain

G

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Gaunce, Lionel Manley "Elmer"	6	DFC	Battle of Britain, MIA 19 November 1941
Gauthier, Cleo	5
Godefroy Hugh Constant	7	DSO, DFC*
Gordon, Donald Campbell "Chunky"	11	DFC*
Gordon, Malcom James "Mac"	5	DFC
Gosling, Leslie Cyril "Goose"	10		KIA 19 July 1943
Graham, Malcolm Grant "Mac"	5	DFC*
Grassick, Robert Davidson	8
Gray, Ross Garstang		DFC*

H

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Hall, Douglas Irving "Sammy"	7	DFC*
Harling, David William Armstrong	5
Harten John Wilbert Edmund	5		KIA 19 April 1945
Hayward Robert Kitchener	6	DSO, DFC
Hill, George Urquhart	18	DFC**
Hoare, Thomas Harvey "Tom"	5
Horricks, Garth Edwards	9	DFM	KIFA 1 July 1951
Houle, Albert Ulrich "Bert"	13	DFC*, CD
Hughes, John Charles	5
Husband, Douglas Franklin	6	DFC

I

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Ingalls, Bruce Johnstone	8	DFC	KIA 16 June 1944

J

Name	Kills	Awards
Jamieson, David Robert Charles	8
Jasper, C M
Johnson, George William George William Johnson George William Johnson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1962, representing the Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia for the Progressive Conservative Party...	8	DFC*, CD
Johnson, James Robert Feir	5
Johnson, P G		DFC
Jones, Frank Everett	6
Jowsey, Milton Eardley	5	DFC

K

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Keefer, George Clinton	12	DSO*, DFC, CdG, NFC
Keith, George Noel George Noel Keith George Noel Keith, DFC was a war pilot during World War II. He enlisted at the age of 19 in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After flight training, he joined 402 Squadron in November, 1941 and was commissioned in May, 1942...	9	DFC	KIA 4 August 1943
Kennedy, Irving Farmer "Hap" Irving Farmer Kennedy Irving Farmer Kennedy DFC was a Canadian fighter pilot in the RCAF during World War II. He was one of Canada’s highest scoring aces of the war....	15	DFC*
Kent, John Alexander "Johnnie"	12	DFC*, AFC, VM	Battle of Britain
Kerr, James Bernard	5		MIA 17 July 1944
Kimball, Donald Harold	6	DFC
Kipp, Robert Allen	11	DSO, DFC
Kirkwood, Walter Gordon	5	DFC
Klersy William Thomas "Bill"	15	DSO, DFC*

L

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Lake, Ronald George	5
Lapp, Esli Gordon	6	DFC
Laricheliere, Joseph Emil Paul	6	DFC	Battle of Britain, MIA 16 August 1940
Latta, John Blandford	10	DFC	Battle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941
Laubman, Donald Currie "Don" Don C. Laubman Lieutenant General Donald Currie Laubman, AOE, DFC & Bar, CD began his military career in December 1939. In 1942 he was posted to 133 Squadron in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada...	16	AOE, DFC*, CD	POW 1945
Lawrence, Arthur George	5
Leggat, P S	5
Lindsay, James Douglas "Doug"	7	DFC, CD
Linton, Karl Raymond "Lucky"	5	DFC

M

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
MacDonald, Harry Deane	9		KIA 30 November 1943
McElroy, John Frederick	13
MacFayden, Donald Aikins	12
McGregor, Gordon Roy	5	DFC	Battle of Britain
MacKay, John Mahachak John MacKay John MacKay or John McKay may refer to:* John Mackay , founder of the city of Mackay, Australia* John MacKay , Scottish television journalist and newscaster...	12
MacKenzie, Andrew Robert	9		POW
Mackie, John Felton	7		KIA 15 April 1941
McKnight, William Lidstone "Willie"	19	DFC*	Battle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941
Magwood, Charles McLaughlin	6
McLeod, Henry Wallace "Wally" Henry Wallace McLeod Flight Lieutenant "Wally" Henry Wallace McLeod DSO, DFC and Bar RCAF was a Canadian who flew for the RCAF as a fighter pilot during the Second World War. He achieved a total of 21 enemy aircraft destroyed, three probably destroyed, and 11 damaged, and one shared damaged...	21		KIA 27 September 1944
MacLennan, Ian Roy	7
McNab, Ernest Archibald	5	OBE, DFC, CD	Battle of Britain,
McNair, Robert Wendell "Buck"	16
McPhie, R A	8
Main, Basil William "Rocky"	5		KIA 4 February 1942
Martyn, William Haig	5		FAA
May, N S	5
Mitchell, Harry Thorpe	7	DFC	Battle of Britain
Mitchner, John Davidson "Mitch"	11
Moffett, H Bruce	8
Morrison. Donald Robert	7		POW 1942
Mott, Guy Elwood	6
Murray, Frederick Thomas	5		POW 1945

N

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Neil, John William	5	DFC	POW 1944
Nelson, William Henry	5	DFC	Battle of Britain, MIA 1 November 1940
Ness, David Edward	11	DFC
Noonan, Daniel Edward Daniel Noonan Daniel Noonan is an Australian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...	7	DFC
Northcott, Geoffrey Wilson "Jeff"	9	DSO, DFC*

O

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Ockenden, Gordon	5
Ogilvie, Alfred Keith "Skeets"	6	DFC	Battle of Britain,Later bailed out and taken POW 9 January 1941
Oldham, Ronald	5	DFC

P

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Patterson, Thomas Lawrence	8		KIA 25 April 1941
Pepper, George	6	DFC*	KIFA 17 November 1942
Phipps, Rodney Thirsk	6	DFC

R

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Raphael, Gordon Learmouth "Raffy"	9	DSO, DFC*	KIA 10 April 1945
Rathwell, Donald Westley	5
Reeves, McKenzie	5		KIA 28 March 1945
Reid, Donald George "Shorty"	6	DFM	KIA 22 July 1942
Reid, Wilmer Harry	5
Robertson, Graham David	5
Robillard, Joseph Guillaume Laurent "Larry"	7	DFM
Russel, Blair Dalzell "Dal"	7	DSO, DFC*, CdG	Battle of Britain

S

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Sabourin, Joseph Jean Paul	7	DFC	KIA 16 September 1942 (El Alamein)
Sager, Arthur Hazelton	6
Saphir, John	5
Schmidt, Dallas Wilbur Dallas Schmidt Dallas Wilbur Schmidt was a provincial level politician and Royal Canadian Air Force pilot from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	9
Schultz, Rayne Dennis "Joe"	8
Schwab, Lloyd Gilbert	6		KIA 15 February 1960
Sewell, William Richard Percival "Percy"	5		KIFA 20 October 1943 (Italy)
Sheppard, Donald John	6		FAA
Sheppard, Jackson Eddis	5
Sinclair, George Leslie
Smith, Albert Ivan	5
Smith, Forgrave Marshall "Hiram"	5	DFC	Battle of Britain
Smith, James Duncan "Smudger"	8		Battle of Britain, KIA 14 April 1941 (Libya)
Smith, Roderick Illingworth Alpine	14
Smith, Robert Rutherford	8	DFC	Battle of Britain, KIA 10 March 1943
Somerville, James Dean "Red"	7
Stansfeld, Noel Karl	7	DFC*, Czech Medal for Bravery	Battle of Britain
Stowe, William North	5

T

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Tamblyn, Hugh Norman	6	DFC	Battle of Britain, KIA 3 April 1941
Trainor, Hugh Charles	9	DSO, DFC*
Troke, Gordon William	8	DFC	POW 1944
Turnbull, John Howard	13	DFC*
Turner, Percival Stanley "Stan"	14	DSO, DFC*	Battle of Britain

U

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Upton, Hamilton Charles "Derck"	11	DFC	Battle of Britain
Urwin-Mann, John Ronald "Jack"	10	DSO, DFC*	Battle of Britain
Underhill, Kyle John

W

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Walker, James Arthur "Johnnie"	7	DFC	Battle of Britain, KIA 8 February 1944 (Singapore)
Walker, James Elmslie "Jimmy"	10		KIFA 25 April 1944
Whalen, James Henry "Jimmy" James Henry Whalen James Henry "Jimmy" Whalen DFC was a fighter pilot and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.Whalen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 23 April 1920. He graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in June, 1938. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders Army Cadets in 1937...	6	DFC	KIA 18 April 1944
Williams, Alvin Thomas	6		KIA 8 June 1940
Williams, David John "Blackie"	6	DSO, DFC
Williams, John William "Willie" John William Williams John William Williams was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand.He represented the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate from 1873 to 1879, when he was defeated.-References:...	9		KIFA 30 October 1943
Wilson, Frederick Albert William Johnson	9
Wonnacott, Gordon	6	DFC*
Woods, Eric Norman "Timber"	13	DFC*	KIA 16 December 1943
Woodward, Vernon Crompton "Woody" Vernon Crompton Woodward "Woody" Vernon Crompton Woodward DFC and Bar RAF was a Canadian who flew for the RAF as a fighter pilot during WWII...	22	DFC*

Z

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Zary, Henry Paul Michael "Hank"

Abbreviations

"KIA" in Notes means Killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...

(dates are included where possible).
"KIFA" in Notes means Killed in Flying Accident.
"MIA" in Notes means Missing in action
Missing in action
Missing in action is a casualty Category assigned under the Status of Missing to armed services personnel who are reported missing during active service. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave can be positively...

.
"WIA" in Notes means Wounded in action
Wounded in action
Wounded in action describes soldiers who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during war time, but have not been killed. Typically it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight....

leading to death which, in some cases, may have occurred months later.
"POW" in Notes means Prisoner of War
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...

.
"FAA" in Notes denotes that the person served with the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...

, rather than with the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

.
"Battle of Britain" in Notes denotes that the person flew during the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...

and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp to the 1939-1945 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours on 10 July to 2359 hours 31 October 1940. See List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain

Awards

^Award	^Title	^Notes
^AE	^{Air Efficiency AwardAir Efficiency Award The Air Efficiency award, abbreviated to AE when placed after a holder's name, was a United Kingdom honour given for ten years' efficient service in the Reserve Air Forces of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and Empire. Unlike other long service and meritorious conduct awards, both officers and...}	^{Awarded for ten years' efficient service in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force}
^AFC	^{Air Force Cross} Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"...	^{Awarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy".}
^CDeG	^{Croix de guerreCroix de guerre The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...}	^{A military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium.}
^DFC	^{Distinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...}	^{Awarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".}
^DFC*	^{Distinguished Flying Cross and BarDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...}	^{A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award.}
^DFC**	^{Distinguished Flying Cross and BarDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...}	^{A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award.}
^DFM	^{Distinguished Flying MedalDistinguished Flying Medal The Distinguished Flying Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and the other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active...}	^{Awarded to military below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".}
^DSO	^{Distinguished Service OrderDistinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...}	^{Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.}
^DSO*	^{Distinguished Service Order and BarDistinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...}	^{A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award.}
^MC	^{Military CrossMilitary Cross The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....}	^{Awarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank".}
^MiD	^{Mentioned in Despatches}	^{Awarded for gallantry or otherwise commendable service.}
^VC	^{Victoria CrossVictoria Cross The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....}	^{Highest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.}
^VM	^{Virtuti MilitariVirtuti Militari The Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...}	^{Highest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy}

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