Erich Büttner (pilot)

Erich Büttner
Died	20 March 1945
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	JG 51 JG 52 Ekdo 262 Kommando Nowotny JG 7
Battles/wars	World War II

Erich Büttner was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. He is credited with eight aerial victories while flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter becoming one of the first jet aces in aviation history.^{[Note 1]}^[1] On 8 November 1944 Büttner was the designated wingman of Leutnant Franz Schall, but a blown tire during taxiing prevented him from taking off. Major Walter Nowotny was killed in action on this mission.^[2] Büttner was killed in action on 20 March 1945.

Notes

↑ For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see List of German World War II jet aces

References

Citations

↑ Morgan & Weal 1998, p. 49.
↑ Morgan & Weal 1998, p. 27.

Bibliography

Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998), German Jet Aces of World War 2, London: Orsprey Publishing Limited, ISBN 1-85532-634-5 .

German World War II jet aces

Kurt Welter (20+) Heinrich Bär (16) Franz Schall (14) Hermann Buchner (12) Georg-Peter Eder (12) Erich Rudorffer (12) Karl Schnörrer (11) Erich Büttner (8) Helmut Lennartz (8) Rudolf Rademacher (8) Walter Schuck (8) Günther Wegmann (8) Hans-Dieter Weihs (8) Theodor Weissenberger (8) Alfred Ambs (7) Heinz Arnold (7) Karl-Heinz Becker (7) Adolf Galland (7) Franz Köster (7) Fritz Müller (6) Johannes Steinhoff (6) Helmut Baudach (5) Heinrich Ehrler (5) Hans Grünberg (5) Joseph Heim (5) Klaus Neumann (5) Alfred Schreiber (5) Wolfgang Späte (5)

See also List of German World War II aces

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