(Algemeiner) Sharon Wrobel - Israel Air Force pilot Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Giora Epstein shot down 17 enemy jet aircraft in combat, the most ever. He downed his first enemy fighter during the Six-Day War of 1967 and four additional aircraft during the War of Attrition of 1967-70. He downed another 12 aircraft over four days during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. When asked about his record, Epstein said: "There is no championship, and wars are not sports games. In order to down aircraft, you need a few things: First, to confront them. Second, you need to be good enough of a pilot to win the battle. Finally, to down many aircraft, you need many enemies." In 2020, Epstein published the memoir, Hawkeye: The Enthralling Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces.
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