List of World War I Czech flying aces

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Austro-Hungary's Luftfahrtruppen contained many aviators of Czech origin, i.e. ethnic Czechs and men born in the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic. The flying aces among them are listed below. At least one flier in the German Luftstreitkräfte was also of Czech origin.

Name Victories Notes
Julius Arigi 32 victories Austro-Hungarian Empire's second scoring ace served in World War II in the German Luftwaffe.[1][2]
Paul Billik 31 victories Served in the German Luftstreitkräfte.[3][4]
Eugen Bönsch 16 victories Served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.[5][6]
Ernst Strohschneider 15 victories[7][8]
Otto Jindra 9 victories Postwar commander of the Czech Air Force.[9][10]
Heinrich Kostrba 8 victories First commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps.[11][12]
Josef Friedrich 7 victories[13][14]
Otto Jäger 7 victories[15][16]
Andreas Dombrowski 6 victories[17][18]
Kurt Nachod 5 victories[19][20]
Karl Nikitsch 6 victories[21][22]
Karl Patzelt 5 victories[23][24]
Karl Teichmann 5 victories[25][26]

See also

References


Further reading

  • Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell; Alegi, Gregory (1997). Above the War Fronts: the British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914-1918: Volume 4 of Fighting Airmen of WWI Series: Volume 4 of Air Aces of WWI. Grub Street. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>ISBN 1-898697-56-6, <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>ISBN 978-1-898697-56-5.
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  1. ↑ Julius Arigi.  Retrieved from link
  2. ↑ Franks et al (1997), p. 172.
  3. ↑ Paul Billik.  Retrieved from link
  4. ↑ Franks et al (1993), p. 74.
  5. ↑ Eugen Bönsch.  Retrieved from link
  6. ↑ Franks et al (1997), pp. 174–175.
  7. ↑ Ernst Strohschneider.  Retrieved from link
  8. ↑ O'Connor, pp. 60, 289–290.
  9. ↑ Otto Jindra.  Retrieved from link
  10. ↑ Franks et al (1997), pp. 184–185.
  11. ↑ Heinrich Kostrba.  Retrieved from link
  12. ↑ Franks et al (1997), pp. 188–189.
  13. ↑ Josef Friedrich.  Retrieved from link
  14. ↑ O'Connor, p. 306.
  15. ↑ Otto Jäger.  Retrieved from link
  16. ↑ Franks et al (1997), p. 184.
  17. ↑ Andreas Dombrowski.  Retrieved from link
  18. ↑ Franks et al (1997), p. 177.
  19. ↑ Kurt Nachod.  Retrieved from link
  20. ↑ Franks et al (1997), p. 193.
  21. ↑ Karl Nikitsch.  Retrieved from link
  22. ↑ Franks et al (1997), pp. 194–195.
  23. ↑ Karl Patzelt.  Retrieved from link
  24. ↑ Franks et al (1997), pp. 195–196.
  25. ↑ Karl Teichmann.  Retrieved from link
  26. ↑ Franks et al (1997), p. 202.
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