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.
Name
Victories
Notes
Julius Arigi
32 victories
Austro-Hungarian Empire's second scoring ace served in World War II in the German Luftwaffe.[1][2]
Paul Billik
31 victories
Served in the German Luftstreitkräfte.[3][4]
Eugen Bönsch
16 victories
Served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.[5][6]
Ernst Strohschneider
15 victories[7][8]
Otto Jindra
9 victories
Postwar commander of the Czech Air Force.[9][10]
Heinrich Kostrba
8 victories
First commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps.[11][12]
Josef Friedrich
7 victories[13][14]
Otto Jäger
7 victories[15][16]
Andreas Dombrowski
6 victories[17][18]
Kurt Nachod
5 victories[19][20]
Karl Nikitsch
6 victories[21][22]
Karl Patzelt
5 victories[23][24]
Karl Teichmann
5 victories[25][26]
^"Julius Arigi". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), p. 172.
^"Paul Billik". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1993), p. 74.
^"Eugen Bönsch". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), pp. 174–175.
^"Ernst Strohschneider". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^O'Connor, pp. 60, 289–290.
^"Otto Jindra". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), pp. 184–185.
^"Heinrich Kostrba". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), pp. 188–189.
^"Josef Friedrich". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^O'Connor, p. 306.
^"Otto Jäger". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), p. 184.
^"Andreas Dombrowski". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), p. 177.
^"Kurt Nachod". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), p. 193.
^"Karl Nikitsch". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), pp. 194–195.
^"Karl Patzelt". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), pp. 195–196.
^"Karl Teichmann". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^Franks et al (1997), p. 202.
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