List of Egyptian flying aces
The following Egyptian pilots are confirmed or alleged to have become flying aces by scoring five or more air-to-air victories while flying combat—mainly against the Israeli Air Force:
- Ali Wajai (alias Ali Wagedy) flew a MiG 21 with 5 confirmed aerial victories.[1]
- Major Sami Marei was credited with five aerial victories between 1966 and 1968 while flying a MiG 21.[2] Major Marei was killed in action on 26 February 1970.
- Captain Samir Aziz Mikhail of the 104th Air Brigade was credited with five aerial victories while flying a MiG 21.
- Captain Saad Dahman gained five aerial victories in a MiG 21.[3][irrelevant citation][4]
- Ahmed Al Mansoori 6 confirmed aerial victories[5][irrelevant citation]
It is not known if this list is complete.
See also
[edit]Endnotes
[edit]- ^ Air Aces Egypt http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/egypt-middle.html Retrieved November 2017
- ^ Air Aces Egypt http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/egypt-middle.html Retrieved November 2017
- ^ Air Combat Information Group http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_266.shtml Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Egyptian victory credits of the Arab-Israeli wars
- ^ Air Combat Information Group http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_266.shtml Retrieved 23 December 2012.