List of Syrian flying aces
The following Syrian pilots became flying aces by scoring five or more confirmed aerial victories while flying combat against the Israeli Air Force.
flying ace | victories-kills | rank | airplane | birth place |
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General Fayez Mansour[citation needed] | 14 victories and 1 victory against the IAF | General | Mig-17+Mig-21FL | Homs |
Lieutenant-Colonel Bassam Hamshu[citation needed] | 7 victories and 1 ground kill | Lieutenant-Colonel | MiG-21FL | Ariha, Idlib Governorate |
Major Adeeb Al-Jarf[citation needed] | 7 victories | Major | MiG-21FL | Hajin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
Brigadier Majid Zugbi[citation needed] | 7 victories | Brigadier | MiG-21MF | Al-Midan, Damascus |
Brigadier Majad Halabi[1] | 6 victories | Brigadier | MiG-21FL | Aleppo city |
Captain Dzhur Abid Adib[2] | 5 victories | Captain | MiG-21FL | Dreikish, Tartous Governorate |
Captain Muhammad Mansour[3] | 5 victories | Captain | MiG-21MF | Tafas, Daraa Governorate |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Jean-Paul Gleize - GSoft France. "Syrian victory credits of the Arab-Israeli wars". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Syrian Air-to-Air Victories since 1948". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
References[]
- Nicole, David. Arab MiG-19 & MiG-21 Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing 2004, ISBN 1841766550, 9781841766553.
Categories:
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Flying aces by conflict
- Lists of flying aces
- Syrian Air Force
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