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Who was the last ace pilot

The name Giora Epstein might not ring a bell at first, but it is one you should know. After all, he is the top-scoring jet ace of all time. According to the Israeli Defense Forces web site , Epstein has 17 confirmed kills. Eight of those kills came over two days during the Yom Kippur War. It is an impressive total. To make it even more impressive, Epstein, who flew until , was skunked in the Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot of June, Perhaps his most impressive aerial feat was when he ended up on the wrong end of a 1-v dogfight against Egyptian MiGs.

That left Epstein alone against 11 Fishbeds. It was not a fair fight… for the MiGs. Epstein shot down the lead MiG of the decoy pair, then managed to outduel the other five pairs of MiGs shooting two of the Fishbeds down. When he returned to base, having scored four kills that day, ground crew had to lift him from the plane.