Giora Epstein was an Israeli fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and is the current modern-day "ace of aces" in shooting down jet fighters from another aircraft since 1970.

Epstein has a total of 17 downed aircrafts to his name, all of which are confirmed. Epstein used both the Mirage III and the Mirage V for the task of shooting down enemy planes.

All the craft shot down by Epstein were part of the Egyptian Air Force and consisted of:

• 9 Mig-21
• 1 Mig-17
• 4 Su-7
• 2 Su-20
• 1 Mi-8?

The last Airplane Epstein Shot down was on October 24 1973, and he has held the modern-day wold record ever since.

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