List of World War I Czech flying aces

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.

NameVictoriesNotes
Julius Arigi32 victoriesAustro-Hungarian Empire's second scoring ace served in World War II in the German Luftwaffe.[1][2]
Paul Billik31 victoriesServed in the German Luftstreitkräfte.[3][4]
Eugen Bönsch16 victoriesServed in the Luftwaffe during World War II.[5][6]
Ernst Strohschneider15 victories[7][8]
Otto Jindra9 victoriesPostwar commander of the Czech Air Force.[9][10]
Heinrich Kostrba8 victoriesFirst commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps.[11][12]
Josef Friedrich7 victories[13][14]
Otto Jäger7 victories[15][16]
Andreas Dombrowski6 victories[17][18]
Kurt Nachod5 victories[19][20]
Karl Nikitsch6 victories[21][22]
Karl Patzelt5 victories[23][24]
Karl Teichmann5 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. ISBN 1-898697-56-6, ISBN 978-1-898697-56-5.
  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914-1918. London: Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-73-9.