NAME VICTORIES UNITS COMMENTS
Liu Chi-Sheng 10.58 [10+2] 21 PS 5), 13)
Yuan Pao-Kang 8 8)
Liu Chi-Sun 8 21, 24 PS +1 WWII 13)
Kao You-Chajn 8 4 PG 2), 3)
Chin Shui-Tin 8.5 [8+1] 28 PS American, 11)
Kao Yau-Hsin 8.33 [8+1] 21 PS 2)
Wong Sun-Shui 7 17, 29 PS American, 10)
Wong Pan-Yang 7 [4+6] 17 PS, 5 FG American, 9)
Liu Chui-Kang 7 24 PS 6)
Shen Tse-Liu 6.5 [4+5] 3 PG, 17 PS
Le Yi-Chin 6 22 PS
Kao Chi-Hang 6 [5+2] 4 PG
Chow Ting-Fong 6 34, 28, 25 PS
Zhu Jia-Xun 5 8, 32 PS
Lu Ji-Chun 5 23 PS
Chen Chi-Wei 5 1)
Louie Yim-Qun 4 [3+2] 28 PS American, 12)
Chen Huai-Min 4 23 PS
Liu Chung-Wu 3.25 [3.1] 23 PS +3 WWII, 7)
Wu Ting-Chun 3 22 PS
Teng Chung-Kai 3 [2+2] 29 PS
Yuan Chin-Han 2.83 [2+2] 21, 22 PS
Liang Tian-Cheng 2.5 [2+1] 22 PS
Cheng Hsiao-Yu 2.5 [2+1] 22 PS
Lee Kuei-Tan 2.16 [1+3] 21 PS, 4 PG 4)
Wang Yu-Kun 2 23 PS
Wang Tien-Hsiang 2 4 PG
Wang Han-Hsun 2 26 PS
Tan Won 2 [1+2] 21 PS
Ma Kwok-Lim 2 17, 29 PS Canadian-Chinese
Liu Chi-Han 2 22 PS
Chou Geng-Hsu 2 22, 28 PS
Feng Yu-Ho 2 22 PS
Wang Wen-Hua 1.33 [1+1] 21 PS
Teng Ming-teh 1.25 [1+1] 25, 21 PS
Li Yu-Rong 1.25 [1+1] 29 PS
Chou Ling-Hsu 1.25 [1+1] 29 PS
Yuan Bao-Kang 1 PG
Yang Yu-Ching 1 23 PS
Yang Shen-Yen 1 4 PG
Wei Chienmu 1 32 PS
Wei Dingleh 1 32 PS
Wang Yin-Hua 1 23 PS
Tang Pu-Sheng 1 4 PG
Pa Ching-Cheng 1 4 PG
Mo Ta-Yen 1 17 PG
Mao Ying-Chu 1 23 PS, 4 PG +4 WWII
Lo Ying-Teh 1 24 PS
Liu Wie-Chuan 1
Liu Meng-Chin 1 29 PS
Liu Ling-Yang 1 28 PS
Li Chia-Hsun 1 3 PG
Kuo Yao-Nan 1 17 PS
Chan Kee-Wong 1 28 PS
Chang Ming-Sheng 1 22 PS
Chang Kuang-Yun 1 4 PG
Chang Kuang-Ming 1 22 PS
Chang Kong-Wen 1
Huang Yan-Po 1 4 PG
Huang Kuang-Han 1 22 PS
Hsin Sau-Chuan 1 23 PS
He Jermin 1 32 PS
Er Shi-Tong 1 32 PS
Chen Sheng-Hsing 0.7 [0+2] 21 PS
Liu Chi-Wei 0.5 [0+1] 8 PS
Lai Ming-Tang 0.5 [0+1] 4 PG
Chen Yau-Wei 0.5 [0+1] 8 PS
Huang Chu-Ku 0.5 [0+1] 8 PS
Shang Deh-Ren 0.25 [0+1] 29 PS
Fan Hsin-Min 0.25 [0+1] 29 PS
Zhu Huan 0.20 [0+1] 21 PS
Wu Guo-Duan 0.20 [0+1] 21 PS
Sun Bo-Xian 0.20 [0+1] 21 PS
Hu Nai-Wu 0.20 [0+1] 21 PS
? Zhe Ti-Wej 5
? Tsang S.-L. 5
? Zhu Jafen 2
? Zhou Ganju 1
| FG | ... |
Fighter Group |
| PG | ... |
Pursuit Group |
| PS | ... |
Pursuit Squadron |
| WWII | ... |
World War II |
| [x+y] | ... |
[individual+shared] victories |
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Comments:
| 1) | ... |
His name is also given as Čen Ťi-Wej. |
| 2) | ... |
They are probably the same pilot. |
| 3) | ... |
His name is also given as Kao Yu-Hain (Shores, Ch.:
Air Aces, Presidio Press, Novato, CA, 1983). |
| 4) | ... |
According to some sources he was credited with
12 victories (Shores, Ch.: c.d). His name is also given as Li Kwei-Tan
(Rajlich, J.: Esa na obloze, Naše vojsko 1995). |
| 5) | ... |
Some older resources assign 11.33 confirmed kills
to Liu Chi-Sheng (Shores, Ch.: c.d). According to new pieces of
knowledge Liu Chi-Sheng got to the end of World War II with big
probability only 10.58 [10+2] officialy confirmed victories (Biplane
Fighter Aces from the Second World War,
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/aces.htm). His name is also given as
Liu Che-Sheng (Shores, Ch.: c.d.) or Liou Če-Šeng. Liu Chi-Sheng ended
the war as the leading ace of the Republic of China Air Force. |
| 6) | ... |
Liu Chui-Kang is usually shown with eleven victories
(Shores, Ch.: c.d., Rajlich, J.: c.d.). At the time of his death Liu
Chui-Kang was credited with only 7 confirmed victories (Biplane
Fighter Aces from the Second World War, c.d.). His name can also be
spelled as Liu Tsui-Kan (Shores, Ch.: c.d., Rajlich, J.: c.d.). |
| 7) | ... |
Older resources present that Liu Chung-Wu got 6
victories in total.(Shores, Ch.: c.d.). It shows, on the basis of new
materials, that Liu Chung-Wu got one more confirmed victory, when he
shared destroyed one japanese A5M from 12th or 13th Kokutais on 18th
February 1938 (Biplane Fighter Aces from the Second World War,
c.d.). |
| 8) | ... |
His name is also given as Jüan Pao-Kang. |
| 9) | ... |
His name is also given as Hwang Pei-Yang (Shores,
Ch.: c.d.) and as John Pung-Yung Hwang (Toliver, R. F. - Constable,
T. J.: Fighter Aces, 1965.), which would be a transliteration
from Mandarin. His name should more properly be transliterated from
Cantonese.
Some older resources assign 5 [2+6] confirmed kills to Wong Pan-Yang
(Olynyk, F.: c.d., Toliver, R. F. - Constable, T. J.: Fighter Aces
of the U.S.A., 1997). According to new pieces of knowledge Wong
Pan-Yang got to the end of Sino-Japanese Conflict with big probability
7 [4+6] officialy confirmed victories (Biplane Fighter Aces from
the Second World War, c.d.). |
| 10) | ... |
John Wong, Buffalo Wong.
His name is also given as Huang Shing-Yui (Shores, Ch.: c.d.).
Some older resources assign 8.5 [8+1] confirmed kills to Wong Sun-Shui
(Olynyk, F.: c.d., Toliver, R. F. - Constable, T. J.: c.d.). According
to new pieces of knowledge Wong Sun-Shui got to the end of Sino-Japanese
Conflict with big probability only 7 officialy confirmed victories
(Biplane Fighter Aces from the Second World War, c.d.). |
| 11) | ... |
Chin Shui-Tin (Arthur). His name appears as Chen
Jui-Tien (Shores, Ch.: c.d.). It is also given as Chin Suey-tin in
english records supplied by the Chinese Air Force on Taiwan.
Some resources assign 6.5 [6+1] confirmed kills to Chin Shui-Tin
(Olynyk, F.: c.d.). According to new pieces of knowledge Chin
Shui-Tin got to the end of Sino-Japanese Conflict with big probability
8.5 [8+1] officialy confirmed victories (Biplane Fighter Aces from
the Second World War, c.d.). |
| 12) | ... |
Louie Yim-Qun (Clifford Louie, Long Legged Louie).
His name is given as Lo I-Ching (Shores, Ch.: c.d.). Listed in
Fighter Aces (Toliver, R. F. - Constable, T. J., 1965)
with 5 victories and in Stars & Bars (Olynyk, F.) with 2.5
[1+3] victories. According to new pieces of knowledge Louie Yim-Qun
got to the end of Sino-Japanese Conflict with big probability
4 [3+2] officialy confirmed victories (Biplane Fighter Aces from
the Second World War, c.d.). |
| 13) | ... |
They are probably the same pilot. |
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