List of World War II aces from Canada

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Canada. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country

A
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Aikman, Frederick Alan10DFC*Wingman of Paddy Finucane
Angus, Allen Benjamin5DFCKIA 16 May 1940
Archer, Philip Leslie IDFCKIA 17 June 1943
Armstrong, H A5
Arthur, Charles Ian Rose "Duke"6
Askey, Michael William Hamilton5KIA 28 October 1943
Atkinson, William Henry Isaac5DSCFAA
Audet, Richard Joseph "Dick"11DFC*KIA 3 March 1945

B
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Ballantyne, James Hamilton6DFM
Banks, Wilfred John9DFC*
Bannock, Russell "Russ"28DSO, DFC*
Barton, Robert Alexander "Butch"17DFC*Battle of Britain, Surviving Aircrew
Beurling, George "Buzz/Screwball"32DSO, DFC, DFM*KIFA 20 May 1948
Blatchford, Howard Peter "Cowboy"8DFCBattle of Britain, KIA 3 May 1943[1]
Bodien, Henri Erskine ("Joe")[2]:120[3]5[4]DFCNight fighter ace. Flew a Boulton Paul Defiant in 151 Night Fighter Sqn so the first 3 of his victories are also credited to his air gunner. The first 2 his gunner was New Zealander Sgt. D.E.C. Jonas (KIA 10 Apr 1941).
Bodien retired 6 July 1966 as a Wing Commander. Died 1999
Boulton, Henry "Foss"5DFC
Bouskill, Russell Reginald5DFCKIA 2 October 1944
Bowker, Harlow W "Bud"7DFCKIA 2 JULY 1944
Boyle, John Greer "Beryl"7Battle of Britain, KIA 28 September 1940
Boyle, John Joseph6DFC
Brannagan, Thomas A "Tommy"7DFC
Breithaupt, William Ranson5DFCKIA 12 September 1944
Britten, Ralph Isaac Edward5DFC
Brown, Mark Henry "Hilly"19DFC*, MC (Czech)Battle of Britain, KIA November 1941 (Sicily)[1]
Buckham, Robert Andrew7DFC*, DFC (US)

C
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Caine, John Todd6DFC**[5]
Cameron, Gregory Donald Angus Tunnicliffe5DFC
Cameron, Lorne Maxwell6
Chadburn, Lloyd Vernon "Chad"8DSO*, DFC, LdH, CdGKIA 13 June 1944 (Collision)[6]
Charles, Edward Francis John "Jack"16DSO, DFC*Battle of Britain[7][8]
Charron, Philip Marcel7KIA 19 November 1944[9]
Chisholm, William Lawrence "Red"8DFC*
Christie, George Paterson7DFC*KIA 6 July 1942[10]
Cleveland, Howard Douglas5DFC[11]
Cochran, Homer Powell9DFC
Cochrane, Arthur Charles "Cocky"6DFCBattle of Britain, MIA 31 March 1943[8][12]
Connel, William Charles "Bud"5DFC
Conrad, Walter Allan Grenfell8DFC*[13]
Cotterill, Stanley Herbert Ross8DFCKIFA 18 October 1944[14]
Crawford, Harvey Alexander5DFC[15]

D
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Dack, David Blake3+2 on ground
Davidson, Robert Tremagne Pillsbury6DFC
Day, Robert William Rouviere6
Dodd, Wilbert George8DFC
Dover, Dean Hugh5DFC*
Dowding, Harry James8DFC*
Downer, William Watson5DFCKIA 16 April 1944[16]
Draper, John William Petterson5DFC
Durno, Leslie Duncan5MiD*FAA, KIA 29 January 1945[17]

E
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Edinger, Charles Emanuel6+1 DamagedDFC
Edwards, Harry Davies5Battle of Britain, KIA 11 September 1940[18]
Edwards, James Francis "Stocky"18DFC*, DFM
Engbrecht, Peter6CGMGunner[19]
Evans, Colin James9
Everard, Hedley Joseph "Snooks"6DFC

F
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Fenwick, Harry Elmore6DFCKIA 21 June 1944
Ford, Leslie Sydney6DFC*KIA 4 June 1943
Forsyth, David Esplin8
Fowlow, Norman Ralph5Newfoundland
Francis, John Philip WisemanDFC
Fumerton, Robert Carl "Moose"14DFC*, AFCBattle of Britain[20][21]

G
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Gaunce, Lionel Manley "Elmer"6DFCBattle of Britain, MIA 19 November 1941[22]
Gauthier, Cleo5
Godefroy, Hugh Constant ("Huey"[23])7 + 3 probableDSO, DFC, CdGDutch national.[24][25][26]
Gordon, Donald Campbell "Chunky"11DFC*
Gordon, Malcom James "Mac"8DFC
Gosling, Leslie Cyril "Goose"10KIA 19 July 1943
Graham, Malcolm Grant "Mac"5DFC*
Grassick, Robert Davidson8
Gray, Ross GarstangDFC*

H
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Hall, Douglas Irving "Sammy"7DFC*
Harling, David William Armstrong5
Harten John Wilbert Edmund5KIA 19 April 1945
Hayward Robert Kitchener6DSO, DFC
Hill, George Urquhart18DFC**
Hoare, Thomas Harvey "Tom"5DFC
Horricks, Garth Edwards9DFMKIFA 1 July 1951
Houle, Albert Ulrich "Bert"13DFC*, CD
Hughes, John Charles5
Husband, Douglas Franklin6DFC

I
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Ingalls, Bruce Johnstone8DFCKIA 16 June 1944

J
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Jamieson, David Robert Charles8
Jasper, C M
George William Johnson DFC, CD8DFC*, CD
Johnson, James Robert Feir5
Johnson, P G5+2 dam+1 probDFC
Jones, Frank Everett4+2 sh+3 damDFC
Jowsey, Milton Eardley5+1 prob+3 damDFC

K
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Keefer, George Clinton12DSO*, DFC, CdG, NFC
Keith, George Noel9DFCKIA 4 August 1943
Kennedy, Irving Farmer "Hap"15DFC*
Kent, John Alexander "Johnnie"12DFC*, AFC, VMBattle of Britain [27]
Kerr, James Bernard5MIA 17 July 1944
Kimball, Donald Harold6DFC
Kipp, Robert Allen11DSO, DFC
Kirkwood, Walter Gordon5DFC
Klersy, William Thomas "Bill"15DSO, DFC*+2 on ground. KIFA 22 May 1945[28]

L
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Lake, Ronald George5
Lapp, Esli Gordon6DFC
Laricheliere, Joseph Emil Paul6DFCBattle of Britain, MIA 16 August 1940
Latta, John Blandford10DFCBattle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941
Laubman, Donald Currie "Don"16AOE, DFC*, CDPOW 1945
Lawrence, Arthur George5
Leggat, P S1 + 9 V-1sDFC, DFC (US)
Lindsay, James Douglas "Doug"7DFC, DFC (US), CD
Linton, Karl Raymond "Lucky"5DFC

[29]

M
NameKillsAwardsNotes
MacDonald, Harry Deane9DFC*KIA 30 November 1943
McElroy, John Frederick13
MacFayden, Donald Aikins12DSO, DFC*
McGregor, Gordon Roy5DFC CdGBattle of Britain
MacKay, John Mahachak12
MacKenzie, Andrew Robert9POW
Mackie, John Felton7KIA 15 April 1941
McKnight, William Lidstone "Willie"19DFC*Battle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941[30]
MacLennan, Ian Roy7
McLeod, Henry Wallace "Wally"21KIA 27 September 1944
McNab, Ernest Archibald5OBE, DFC, CDBattle of Britain,[30]
McNair, Robert Wendell "Buck"16
McPhie, R A8
Magwood, Charles McLaughlin6
Main, Basil William "Rocky"5KIA 4 February 1942
Martyn, William Haig5FAA
May, N S5
Mitchell, Harry Thorpe7DFCBattle of Britain[30]
Mitchner, John Davidson "Mitch"11
Moffett, H Bruce8
Morrison. Donald Robert7POW 1942
Mott, Guy Elwood6
Murray, Frederick Thomas5POW 1945

N
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Neil, John William5DFCPOW 23 Aug 1944
Nelson, William Henry5DFCBattle of Britain, MIA 1 November 1940[30]
Ness, David Edward11DFC
Noonan, Daniel Edward7DFC
Northcott, Geoffrey Wilson "Jeff"9DSO, DFC*

O
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Ockenden, Gordon5
Ogilvie, Alfred Keith "Skeets"6DFCBattle of Britain, Later bailed out and taken POW 9 January 1941

P
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Patterson, Thomas Lawrence8KIA 25 April 1941
Pepper, George6DFC*KIFA 17 November 1942
Phipps, Rodney Thirsk6DFC

R
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Raphael, Gordon Learmouth "Raffy"9DSO, DFC*KIA 10 April 1945[31]
Rathwell, Donald Westley5
Reeves, McKenzie5KIA 28 March 1945[32]
Reid, Donald George "Shorty"6DFMKIA 22 July 1942 [33][34]
Reid, Wilmer Harry5DFC
Robertson, Graham David5DFC
Robillard, Joseph Guillaume Laurent "Larry"7DFM[35]
Russel, Blair Dalzell "Dal"7DSO, DFC*, CdGBattle of Britain[36][37][38][39]

S
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Sabourin, Joseph Jean Paul7DFCKIA 16 September 1942 (El Alamein)[40]
Sager, Arthur Hazelton6
Sager, Henry (Hank)2
Saphir, John5
Schmidt, Dallas Wilbur9DFC*
Schultz, Rayne Dennis "Joe"8
Schwab, Lloyd Gilbert6KIA 15 February 1960
Sewell, William Richard Percival "Percy"5KIFA 20 October 1943 (Italy)[41]
Sheppard, Donald John6FAA
Sheppard, Jackson Eddis5
Sinclair, George Leslie
Smith, Albert Ivan5
Smith, Forgrave Marshall "Hiram"5DFCBattle of Britain [42]
Smith, James Duncan "Smudger"8Battle of Britain, KIA 14 April 1941 (Libya)[43]
Smith, Roderick Illingworth Alpine14DFC*
Smith, Robert Rutherford8DFCPOW 10 Mar 1943 Battle of Britain
Somerville, James Dean "Red"7DSO, DFC
Stansfeld, Noel Karl7DFC*, Czech Medal for BraveryBattle of Britain[42]
Stowe, William North5

Stanley Turner Kills:14

T
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Tamblyn, Hugh Norman6DFCBattle of Britain, KIA 3 April 1941[42]
Trainor, Hugh Charles9DSO, DFC*POW 19 Sep 1944
Troke, Gordon William8DFCPOW 1944
Turnbull, John Howard13DFC*
Turner, Percival Stanley "Stan"14DSO, DFC*Battle of Britain[42]

U
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Upton, Hamilton Charles "Derck"11DFCBattle of Britain [44]
Urwin-Mann, John Ronald "Jack"10DSO, DFC*Battle of Britain [44]
Underhill, Kyle John

W
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Walker, James Arthur "Johnnie"7DFCBattle of Britain, KIA 8 February 1944 (Singapore)[45]
Walker, James Elmslie "Jimmy"10DFC**KIFA 25 April 1944
Whalen, James Henry "Jimmy"6DFCKIA 18 April 1944
Williams, Alvin Thomas6KIA 8 June 1940
Williams, David John "Blackie"6DSO, DFC
Williams, John William "Willie"9DFCKIFA 30 October 1943
Wilson, Frederick Albert William Johnson9
Wonnacott, Gordon6DFC*
Woods, Eric Norman "Timber"13DFC*KIA 16 December 1943
Woodward, Vernon Crompton "Woody"22DFC*

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Z
NameKillsAwardsNotes
Zary, Henry Paul Michael "Hank"5 + 2 damaged on groundDFC

Notes

Abbreviations

Awards
AwardTitleNotes
AEAir Efficiency AwardAwarded for ten years' efficient service in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
AFCAir Force CrossAwarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy".
CDeGCroix de guerreA military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium.
DFCDistinguished Flying CrossAwarded 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 BarA bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award.
DFC**Distinguished Flying Cross and BarA second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award.
DFMDistinguished Flying MedalAwarded 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".
DSODistinguished Service OrderAwarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
DSO*Distinguished Service Order and BarA bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award.
MCMilitary CrossAwarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank".
MiDMentioned in DespatchesAwarded for gallantry or otherwise commendable service.
VCVictoria CrossHighest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
VMVirtuti MilitariHighest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy

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