The following Egyptian pilots are confirmed or alleged to have become aces flying combat mainly against the Israeli Air Force:
- Ali Wajai (alias Ali Wagedy) flew a MiG 21 with 5 confirmed aerial victories.[1]
- Colonel Ahmed Atef was credited with seven aerial victories in 1974 over the Golan Heights.
- 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.
- Hussein Samy gained five aerial victories in a MiG 21.[3][4]
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- ↑ 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
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