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.

  • General Fayez Mansour - 14 victories and 1 victory against the IAF (MiG-17F from 1953 to 1970 and MiG-21FL from 1970 to his death (1982)) - from Homs
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Bassam Hamshu - 7 victories and 1 ground kill (MiG-21MF) - from Ariha, Idlib Governorate.
  • Major Adeeb Al-Jarf - 7 victories (MiG-21FL) - from Hajin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
  • Brigadier Majid Zugbi - 7 victories (MiG-21MF) - from Al-Midan, Damascus
  • Brigadier Majad Halabi - 6 victories (MiG-21FL)[1] - from Aleppo city
  • Captain Dzhur Abid Adib - 5 victories (MiG-21FL)[2] - from Dreikish, Tartous Governorate
  • Captain Muhammad Mansour - 5 victories (MiG-21MF)[3] - from Tafas, Daraa Governorate

Lack of citations make verification of these claims impossible

See also

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