# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-c-mcconnell
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:55:28.348Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-c-mcconnell"
name: "Joseph C. McConnell"
slug: "joseph-c-mcconnell"
description: "Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in aerial combat. McConnell was the first American triple jet-on-jet fighter ace and is still the top-scoring American jet ace."
tagline: "American Korean War flying ace"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_McConnell.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1922-01-30"
deathDate: "1954-08-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.2
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.725454666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._McConnell"
    title: "Joseph C. McConnell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%B3._%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "جوزيف س. ماكونيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84_%D0%9A._%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8A%D0%BB"
    title: "Джоузеф К. Макконъл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Макконнелл, Джозеф Кристофер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._McConnell"
    title: "Joseph C. McConnell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._McConnell"
    title: "Joseph C. McConnell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4275789"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump