Austro-Hungary's Luftfahrtruppen contained many aviators of Czech origin. 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 |
| Paul Billik | 31 victories | Served in the German Luftstreitkräfte |
| Eugen Bönsch | 16 victories | Served in the Luftwaffe during World War II[1] |
| Ernst Strohschneider | 15 victories[2] | |
| Otto Jindra | 9 victories | Postwar commander of the Czech Air Force[3] |
| Heinrich Kostrba | 8 victories | First commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps[4] |
| Josef Friedrich | 7 victories[5] | |
| Otto Jäger | 7 victories[6] | |
| Andreas Dombrowski | 6 victories[7] | |
| Karl Nikitsch | 6 victories[8] | |
| Kurt Nachod | 5 victories[9] | |
| Karl Patzelt | 5 victories[10] | |
| Karl Teichmann | 5 victories[11] |
See also[]
- List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary
- List of World War I flying aces
- List of World War I flying aces from Austria
- List of World War I flying aces from Hungary
- List of World War I Slovakian flying aces
References[]
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/bonsch.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/strohschneider.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/jindra.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/kostrba.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/friedrich.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/jager.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/dombrowski.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/nikitsch.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/nachod.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/patzelt.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/teichmann.php Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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