List of World War I flying aces from Hungary

Top ace József Kiss

This list of World War I flying aces from Hungary contains the names of aces from the territory of modern-day Hungary, which formed part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary (Transleithania) which existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I.

Among the Austro-Hungarian aviators were the Hungarian-born aces listed below.

Name	Victories	Notes
József Kiss	19 victories	Hungary's leading ace was the only noncommissioned officer in the Luftfahrtruppen to be commissioned as an officer.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Franz Gräser	18 victories	Hungary's second leading ace was an aerial gunner turned self-taught pilot.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Stefan Fejes	16 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Karl Kaszala	8 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Alexander Tahy	8 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Johann Risztics	7 victories	Set post-war world aviation records.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Johann Frint	6 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Alexander Kasza	6 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Julius Busa	5 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Friedrich Hefty	5 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Johann Lasi	5 victoriesTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Béla Macourek	5 victories	Flew for the Red Air Corps post-war.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll	5 victoriesTemplate:Sfnp	Flew first strategic aerial bombing mission in history.Template:Sfnp

See also

• List of Austrians
• List of Hungarians
• List of World War I flying aces from Austria
• List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary
• Lists of World War I flying aces

References

Notes

Bibliography