This list of World War I flying aces from Hungary contains the names of aces from the territory of modern-day Hungary, which formed part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary (Transleithania) which existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I.
Among the Austro-Hungarian aviators were the Hungarian-born aces listed below.
| Name | Victories | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| József Kiss | 19 victories | Hungary's leading ace was the only noncommissioned officer in the Luftfahrtruppen to be commissioned as an officer.[1][2] |
| Franz Gräser | 18 victories | Hungary's second leading ace was an aerial gunner turned self-taught pilot.[3][4] |
| Stefan Fejes | 16 victories[5][6] | |
| Karl Kaszala | 8 victories[7][8] | |
| Alexander Tahy | 8 victories[9][10] | |
| Johann Risztics | 7 victories | Set post-war world aviation records.[11][12] |
| Johann Frint | 6 victories[13][14] | |
| Alexander Kasza | 6 victories[15][16] | |
| Julius Busa | 5 victories[17][18] | |
| Friedrich Hefty | 5 victories[19][20] | |
| Johann Lasi | 5 victories[21][22] | |
| Béla Macourek | 5 victories | Flew for the Red Air Corps post-war.[23][24] |
| Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll | 5 victories[25] | Flew first strategic aerial bombing mission in history.[26] |
See also edit
References edit
- Notes
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 188.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 281–282.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), pp. 180–181.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 283–284.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), pp. 177–178.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 287–288.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 186.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 301.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), pp. 201–202.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 304–305.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 197.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 138, 310.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 180.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 312.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), pp. 185–186.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 313.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 176.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 319.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 183.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 320.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 191.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 324.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 192.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), p. 325.
- ^ Franks, Guest & Alegi (1997), p. 201.
- ^ O'Connor (1994), pp. 217, 329.
- Bibliography
- Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell F. & Alegi, Gregory (1997). Above the War Fronts: The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-898697-56-5.
- O'Connor, Martin (1994). Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914–1918. Mountain View, California: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-0-96371-101-4.