Wayne K. Blickenstaff (June 25, 1920 – December 23, 2011) was a highly decorated United States Army Air Forces lieutenant colonel.

He was a flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories, including five in a single day, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II.

After graduating from Pomona High School, he attended Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles, California.

Since some of the oil lines in his plane were hit, Blickenstaff was forced to land at Denain Airfield in Prouvy, France.

Blickenstaff and his flight dropped their extra fuel tanks in an effort to gain speed and chased one jet for about seven minutes.

With this victory, Blickenstaff distinguished himself as a flying ace, and one of the few American pilots credited with a jet kill.

[2] On March 24, Lieutenant Colonel Blickenstaff was leading his squadron on a patrol near Kassel, Germany, when they encountered approximately 15 Bf 109s providing top cover for a similar number of Fw 190s several thousand feet below them.

[2][5] While looking around for more targets, Lieutenant Colonel Blickenstaff observed a fellow P-51 pilot shoot down an Fw 190, which crashed into a tree line.

Blickenstaff then saw a Bf 109 coming from his rear, but he was able to out-turn the aircraft and place several hits on it, causing it to crash into some trees.

[6] This was the only time in the history of Eighth Air Force when two pilots from the same unit destroyed five or more enemy aircraft in the same engagement.