FREE LUFTWAFFE JET ACES OF WORLD WAR 2 PDF MR Hugh Morgan,John Hugh,Weal Morgan,Stephen H Morgan,John Weal | 96 pages | 01 Feb 1998 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781855326347 | English | London, England, United Kingdom Top 10 German Luftwaffe Aces Of WWII Here are the top ten American aces based on their Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 kills or enemy planes that they shot down. Hanson, who had spent most of his youth in India as the son of Methodist missionaries, got his wings and a Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 Corps commission in Februaryat the age of In the next year, before being shot down by Japanese flak on February 23,a day before his birthday, Hanson took out 25 Japanese aircraft. In one mission, he shot down four Mitsubishi A6M Zeros. In a six-day stretch, he shot 20 enemy planes out of Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 sky. Foss, with 26 confirmed kills, ranks number nine on the list of U. His squadron was crucial to the U. He later became governor of South Dakota. Marines in World War II. However, interestingly enough and perhaps why Foss is credited as the top Marine fighter pilot of the War, Boyington also served with the 1 st American Volunteer Group, known as the Flying Tigers, fighting Japan for the Republic of China before the U. As a Flying Tiger, he shot down two confirmed enemy aircraft. Boyington was a pilot for the Marines, then went to fight in China, and then joined the Marines again to fight for the U. Preddy, the first U. Army Air Force pilot on our list comes in at number seven with 26 kills. Preddy served in the defense of Darwin, Australia, damaging two Japanese aircraft. He was transferred to Europe where he became the top U. In one day, Preddy shot down six German Luftwaffe fighters. His brother, William, who was also a pilot, was killed almost four months later and buried alongside him. With 27 kills, MacDonald rings in at number six all around and number three in the pacific theater of U. MacDonald joined the U. MacDonald flew a P Lighting, the same kind of versatile, long-range plane sent on the Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 to shoot down the plane of the notorious Japanese Admiral Yamamoto. Johnson was the first U. Word War I ace record set by Eddie Rickenbacker of 26 kills. It was his final mission on May 8 ththat he broke this record and achieved his final total of Johnson was an Oklahoma Boy Scout who had wanted to become a fighter pilot since the age of eight. He developed a reputation as a lone wolf who would break away from his squadron to engage German fighters. His squadron commander was the next highest ace on our list, Francis Gabreski. More than that, he became one of seven U. The son of Polish immigrants, Gabreski suggested to the U. He Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 20 missions with the Poles and even helped bring a couple of their pilots into the USAAF when they were still short on experienced pilots. McCambell was the top U. Navy fighter Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 of World War Two with 34 enemy aircraft shot down. McCambell also holds the all-around U. He achieved another seven kills in one day during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19 th, the aerial arena of which was dubbed by U. McGuire, just shy of the top spot on the U. MacDonald for 20 months beginning in late The Group was famous for their squadrons of P Lightings, the pilots of which were among the most successful U. As stated in his Medal of Honor citation, McGuire became well known for gallantly assisting his comrades. In one incident, McGuire saw seven Japanese Zero fighters chasing a damaged P and swooped in to help. He shot down three of the Zeros but was shot down himself. With 40 confirmed enemy aircraft shot down, Major Bong is the U. His assigned fighter design was the P Lightning, which he scored all his kills in. Bong, who admitted to bad gunnery, compensated with daring and pulling in as close as he could to a target before firing. And it was only pilots with the most daring selected by the U. On August 6 th, while testing the first operational jet plane for the U. His death was front page news, right under the lead story of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. German Aces of World War Two - Biographies of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots Dear Mr. Bjorkman, Very well written article. Please see if you can include Hans Jochen Marseille kills who was the top scoring ace against the western allies. Werner Molders is of particular interest because he introduced the rotte or pair system and the finger four as standard formations for CAPs combat air patrols in the Spanish Civil War in Spain as part of the Condor Legion. Hermann Graf was the first pilot to achieve kills and Erich Hartmann the first to record kills in military aviation history. Hannes Trautloft needs to be remembered for Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 humane gesture in saving the airmen POWs held at Buchenwald concentration camp. Regards, Raja. Thanks, Raja, those are good suggestions. Marseille was a big propaganda hero, his death was a major blow to the war effort beyond his prowess as a pilot. Johannes Trautloft, of course, was the boss at JG 54 the "Green Hearts"one of the top fighter squadrons which doesn't have much notoriety in the West because it flew in Russian skies. Very interesting ideas, I appreciate it. The ardent fans of your site would love to see this story told pictorially in your unique and inimitable narrative style. I'll give it a look, Raja, I'm not familiar with that story, but I'll see what I can find. It has an interesting history, Raja, looks like I have another topic on the agenda! Thanks James. He was a gallant and chivalrous exponent of aerial combat. It is inexplicable that none of the newspapers British, German or American carried his obituary, for he was among the last living links to the Battle of Britain, Thanks, Raja, I saw nothing in the media about this. I updated his entry, appreciate the information. Welcome to Film Inspector! Wednesday, July 22, Luftwaffe Aces. Wutz was killed in action during the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. It was a tremendous loss for the Luftwaffe, as he was one of the most well-known of the pilots in the West. When he was in the air, his mates would cry "Wutz! The Allies thought this was some kind of code. There were many Luftwaffe Aces who became celebrities during the war. Invariably, the famous pilots were Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 jockeys, though a Stuka pilot such as Hans Erich Rudel or test pilot such as Hanna Reitsch snuck in here and there as well. Luftwaffe pilots ran up astonishing kill totals for various reasons, including the fact that they did not have defined 2-year tours of duty like American and British pilots. They fought until they died, were captured, Luftwaffe Jet Aces of World War 2 a cushy staff position, were invalided home, or the war ended. Also - not that they would necessarily say this was a great thing all the time - they simply had more targets of opportunity as the war wore on. Allied planes were everywhere by Basically, they fought until they were shot out of the skies. Some also found great opportunities in the night fighter force, as the nightly Allied bomber streams became a top priority of the Luftwaffe high command. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 16 February — 15 July was a German Luftwaffe night fighter pilot and is the highest scoring night fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. All of his victories were claimed during World War II at night, mostly against British four-engine bombers, which were considered the ultimate targets. He was nicknamed "The Spook of St. Trond" and truly was one of the most valuable men in the Luftwaffe. Whereas an Allied fighter pilot became famous with 20 victories, Luftwaffe pilots routinely racked up scores in the triple figures. Luftwaffe aces in the Bundeswehr. A few pilots were moved to office jobs after they reached milestone victories such as kills Pips Priller of JG 26, for instanceas the propagandists did not want to have to explain their deaths to a war-weary public. Pips was the most successful Luftwaffe pilot in battles with Spitfires, claiming at least 68 of them. All his victories were recorded over the Western Front and include 11 four-engine bombers. The spectacular aerial invasion beach footage from "The Longest Day" was a fictional shot from his aircraft during a real-life heroic pass over the beaches on the morning of 6 June - the only Luftwaffe appearance over the invasion beaches that day. Quite a few aces, however, served throughout the conflict, invariably cheating death time and again. This kept front-line Luftwaffe quality relatively high during the middle years of the conflict, but hurt training as the top pilots were not sent to the rear as trainers as many of the Allied aces routinely were. Another photo of Pips, this time with his 2 BMW powered machines. Luftwaffe pilot quality declined drastically in the final year of the conflict. Here's a nod to the men who really made it all possible.