10 April 1945(1945-04-10) (aged 26) Parchim, Nazi Germany
Cause of death
Killed in action
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Rank
Hauptmann (captain)
Unit
JG 52, Kommando Nowotny, JG 7
Battles/wars
See battles
World War II
Eastern Front
Battle of Kursk
Western Front
Defense of the Reich
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Franz Schall (1 June 1918 – 10 April 1945) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he flew approximately 550 combat missions and claimed 137 aerial victories—that is, 137 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
He was killed on 10 April 1945, when his aircraft rolled into a bomb crater and exploded during an attempted emergency landing at Parchim.
FranzSchall (1 June 1918 – 10 April 1945) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he flew approximately...
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Düttmann was credited with 150 aerial victories. According to Zabecki, Schall was credited with 133 aerial victories. According to Zabecki, Grislawski...
European Theater of Operations. The Me 262's top ace was probably Hauptmann FranzSchall with 17 kills, including six four-engine bombers and ten P-51 Mustang...
for take-off, Erich Büttner and FranzSchall at Hesepe, and Nowotny and Günther Wegmann at Achmer. At first only Schall and Wegmann managed to take off...
Aerospace Historian. 23 (3). Air Force Historical Foundation. Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers...
and Swords) Anton Resch Rudolf Resch Edmund Roßmann Heinz Sachsenberg FranzSchall Heinz Schmidt (Oak Leaves) Waldemar Semelka Siegfried Simsch Karl Steffen...
Diamonds, by then Germany's highest military award for standard servicemen. FranzSchall twice shot down ten or more aircraft on one day. On 26 August 1944, he...
jet combat in 1945; flew the only Me 262 A-1a/U5 with 6-30mm MK108's FranzSchall* Hauptmann 14 16 Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 137 Killed in flying accident 10 April...
during the Battle of Kursk, Woidich, accompanied by his wingman Leutnant FranzSchall, claimed two Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft shot down. His score...
Lambert (17), Hubert Strassl (15), Wilhelm Batz (15), Johannes Wiese (12), FranzSchall (11 and 13) have surpassed him. Shinohara's luck however ran out on him...
listed with 93 aerial victory claims, plus 13 further unconfirmed claims. Franz Woidich, listed with 82 aerial victory claims, plus thirty further unconfirmed...
and the Last (Die Ersten und die Letzten), that was published in 1954 by Franz Schneekluth. It was a best-seller in 14 languages and sold three million...
Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-932915-01-7. Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers...
aerobatics on the Gotha Go 145. One of his flight instructors at the time was Franz Stigler who initially thought that Barkhorn was a bad pilot but later graduated...
failure during landing at Braunschweig-Waggum, 25% damage Hauptmann FranzSchall 5 October 1944 110405 Out fuel resulting in an emergency landing on the...
Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen. In consequence of this decision, Oberleutnant Franz Dörr was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe and Leutnant Walter...
Wachowiak (140)? Karl Gratz (138) Heinrich Setz (138) Rudolf Trenkel (138) FranzSchall (137) Walter Wolfrum (137) Horst-Günther von Fassong (136)? Otto Fönnekold...
exploding around him. According to ace fighter pilot and member of JV 44, Franz Stigler, "In a matter of seconds, Steinhoff had turned into a human torch"...
15 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross FranzSchall 137/133 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross KIFA 10 April 1945 Franz Schieß 67 Knight's Cross of the Iron...
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