Erich Hartmann

Erich Hartmann

male, deceased (1993)
The Black Devil, The Blond Knight Of Germany, Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, from Baden-Württemberg, flying ace…fighterace, World War II flying ace
Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann (April 19, 1922 - September 20, 1993), also nicknamed "The Blond Knight Of Germany" by friends and "The Black Devil"...
Walter Nowotny

Walter Nowotny

male, deceased (1944)
Walter "Nowi" Nowotny, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, German military personnel killed in action Two, Austrian military personnel, German, aviator…fighterace, World War II flying ace
Walter "Nowi" Nowotny (December 7, 1920 - November 8, 1944) was an Austrian-born German fighter ace of World War II with 258 confirmed victories in...

Günther Rall

male, 91 years old
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Recipient of the Legion of Merit, Eastern Front, soviet, German…fighterace, World War II flying ace
Günther Rall is the third most successful fighter ace in history, and the most successful still alive. He achieved a total of 275 victories: 272 o...
Gerhard Barkhorn

Gerhard Barkhorn

male, deceased (1983)
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, German native of East Prussia, Recipient of the Iron Cross, aviator, shot-down aviator…World War II flying ace, fighterace
Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. He flew over 1100...
Saburo Sakai

Saburo Sakai

male, deceased (2000)
Japanese naval aviator, from Saga Prefecture, aviator, World War II flying ace, World War II pilot, Naval aviator…fighterace
Saburo Sakai 坂井三郎 "Sakai Saburō" (August 25, 1916 - September 22, 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and fighter ace ("Gekitsui-O") of the Imperial...

Werner Mölders

male, deceased (1941)
Geschwader, Recipient of the Spanish Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, oberst, killed in aircraft crash, aviator…fighterace, World War II flying ace
Werner "Vati" Mölders was a German Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace. He was credited with 100 victories in WWII as well as 14 victories in the S...
Adolphe Pegoud

Adolphe Pegoud

male, deceased (1915)
roland garros, Louis Bleriot, Aviator killed in shootdown, shot-down aviator, loop, World War I flying ace…fighterace
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud was a well known French aviator who became the first fighter ace. Pegoud served in the French Army from 1907 to 1913. Im...
Johannes Steinhoff

Johannes Steinhoff

male, deceased (1994)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, me 262, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…fighterace
Johannes Steinhoff was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, and later a senior West German air force officer and military commander of...
Walter Oesau

Walter Oesau

male, deceased (1944)
World War II, luftwaffe, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…fighterace
Walter "Gulle" Oesau (28 June 1913 - 11 May 1944) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in...
Erich Rudorffer

Erich Rudorffer

male, 92 years old
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, European Theater of Operations, German, aviator, sachsen…fighterace, World War II flying ace
Erich Rudorffer (born 1 November 1917 in Zwochau, Sachsen) is a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace, one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe...