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 Rank Fighter Jet Birth Place
General Fayez Mansour[1] 15 General Mig-17+Mig-21FL Homs
Lieutenant-Colonel Bassam Hamshu 10 and 1 ground kill Lieutenant-Colonel MiG-21FL Ariha, Idlib Governorate
Major Adeeb Al-Jarf 9 Major MiG-21FL Hajin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Brigadier Majid Zugbi 9 Brigadier MiG-21MF Al-Midan, Damascus
Brigadier Majad Halabi[2] 7 Brigadier MiG-21FL Aleppo city
Captain Dzhur Abid Adib[3] 5 Captain MiG-21FL Dreikish, Tartous Governorate
Captain Muhammad Mansour[4] 5 Captain MiG-21MF Tafas, Daraa Governorate

See also

Notes

  1. "Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. Jean-Paul Gleize - GSoft France. "Syrian victory credits of the Arab-Israeli wars". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. "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.
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