Also known as "
kills,"
aerial victory credits are the tally of
confirmed planes
shot down in
battle. An
ace is a pilot with 5
kills to their name.
Every service maintains their own list of aerial victory credits.
- US Air Force
- http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/wwwroot/aerial_victory_credits/avc_index.html
- US Navy
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- US Marine Corps
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- US Army
- Army pilot credits prior to the formation of the US Air Force will be found at the Air Force Historical Research Agency link, above.
- Royal Air Force
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As I find authoritative sources for these, I'll add them in.