List of aces of aces
Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top active ace within a branch of service in a nation's military in time of war. The term ace is used for a highly successful military professional that has been accredited with: multiple enemy aircraft shot down, tanks destroyed, or ships sunk; by number or tonnage. The term was widely used for propaganda purposes during World War I, and mainly applied to a pilot who was credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft. The title is most closely associated with fighter aces, though there are other types, such as tank aces and submarine aces.
Flying aces
Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top flying ace of a nation's air force during time of war.World War I
The concept of aces emerged in 1915 during World War I.| Person | Country | WWI years active | Overall years active | Aerial victories | Plane flown | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Fonck |  Francesfn|Tucker|Wood|Murphy|1996|p=World War IIhad more aces than any other war.
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Nazi Germanysfn|Hinchliffe|1998|pp=210, 294
Pakistan
German Empire
UK
Polandinterlanguage link|Ervin Tarczay|hu|Tarczay Ervin