Dec 10, 2017 · Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best night fighter pilot in the war. Simply put, this German fighter pilot was the deadliest night fighter ace in history – with 121 …

Two aircraft were the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during World War II: the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (shown above) and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from …

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A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. [1] German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories …

In this captivating World War II story, we explore the remarkable story of one German fighter ace who used an ‘INSANE’ trick to down 7 enemy planes in a single mission.

Dec 13, 2024 · The defensive role of the Luftwaffe played some part, especially in the fight against the Western Allies; a US or British pilot shot down on a raid over occupied France or the Reich had his …

This list of World War II aces credited with 100 or more victories is a subset list of all fighter aces in World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more …

Dec 10, 2017 · On February 7 th, 1945 Curdes was flying a P-51D some 30 miles southwest of Taiwan when he shot down a Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-46-II. That made him only one of three Aces to have …

This list of German World War II jet aces has a sortable table of notable German jet ace pilots during World War II.

There are disputes about what is "shot down" and what is "air victory", but the most problematic seems to be credibility of reports and reliability of its confirmation, which was substantially different in …