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According to Obermaier, 103 Luftwaffe pilots were credited with more than 100 aerial victories. [9] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and list 94 Luftwaffe pilots in this category. The authors differentiate between confirmed and unconfirmed claims.
Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed.
Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), whether they were the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards their air ...
During World War II, hundreds of German Luftwaffe fighter pilots achieved this feat flying contemporary piston engine fighter aircraft. [1] However, only 28 pilots are credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft while flying a jet-powered aircraft.
Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) [2] was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich.
Hartmann, a pre-war glider pilot, joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and completed his fighter pilot training in 1942. He was posted to the veteran Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on the Eastern Front and placed under the supervision of some of the Luftwaffe ' s most experienced fighter pilots. Under their guidance, Hartmann steadily ...
Hans Ehlers [Note 1] (15 July 1914 – 27 December 1944) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.As a fighter ace, he was credited with 55—that is, 55 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—claimed in an unknown number of combat missions.
Becker was born on 30 December 1918 and joined the military service of the Luftwaffe in 1938. In 1939, he attended the Kriegsschule (war academy) in Potsdam.Following flight training, [Note 2] Becker served as a flight instructor with the Flugzeugführerschule A/B 121 (FFS A/B 121—flight school for the pilot license) in Straubing. [2]