List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary's dual kingdoms contained a melange of nationalities. Although the aces of the Luftfahrtruppen owed their military allegiance to the Empire, they came from various of the ethnic groups within the Empire. Despite the Austro-Hungarian policy of Magyarization, many citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire clung to their ethnic identities. The breakup of the Empire post World War I later saw the formation of independent nations from some of these ethnic groups.

Flying Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Name	Victories	Birthplace	Nation	Notes
Godwin Brumowski	35	Wadowice	Galicia (present day Poland)	Leading Polish ace and leading Austro-Hungarian ace of the war.[1]
Julius Arigi	32	Děčín	Kingdom of Bohemia (present day Czech Republic)	Leading Czech ace of the war.[2]
Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg	28	Vienna	Austria	Leading Austrian ace of the war.[3]
Frank Linke-Crawford	27	Kraków	Galicia (present day Poland)[4]
József Kiss	19	Pozsony	Hungary (present day Slovakia)	Leading Hungarian ace of the war.[5]
Ferenc Gräser	18	Nyírmada	Hungary
Eugen Bönsch	16	Velká Úpa	Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[6]
István Fejes	16	Győr	Hungary[7]
Ernst Strohschneider	15	Ústí nad Labem	Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[8]
Adolf Heyrowsky	12	Murau	Austria[9]
Kurt Gruber	11	Linz	Austria[10]
Franz Rudorfer	11	Vienna	Austria[11]
Miroslav Navratil	10	Sarajevo	Present day Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sole ace from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] Ethnic Croat
Raoul Stojsavljevic	10	Innsbruck	Austria[13]	Ethnic Croat
Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield	9	Castelnuovo (now Herceg Novi)	Present day Montenegro	The only Montenegran ace.[14]
Otto Jindra	9	Chlumec nad Cidlinou	Czech Republic[15]
Georg Kenzian	9	Linz	Austria[16]
Ferdinánd Udvardy	9	Pozsony	Present day Slovakia[17]
Károly Kaszala	8	Nyitra	Hungary (now Slovakia)[18]
Heinrich Kostrba	8	Prague	Czech Republic[19]
Sándor Tahy	8	Nyíregyháza	Hungary[20]
Josef Friedrich	7	Zwickau	Present day Czech Republic[21]
Ludwig Hautzmayer	7	Fürstenfeld	Austria[22]
Otto Jäger	7	Asch	Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[23]
József (Modory) Maier	7	Pozsony (now Bratislava)	Hungary (now Slovakia)[24]
János Risztics	7	Budapest	Hungary[25]
Andreas Dombrowski	6	Mahrisch-Ostrau	Kingdom of Prussia (now in the Czech Republic)[26]
János Frint	6	Budapest	Hungary[27]
Sándor Kasza	6	Bácskosuthfalva	Hungary[28]
Karl Nikitsch	6	Gross-Czakowitz (now Čakovice discrict of Prague)	Kingdom of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic)[29]
Franz Peter	6	Vienna	Austria[30]
Josef Pürer	6	Brno[31] or Schönau[32]	Austria[32]
Roman Schmidt	6	Varaždin	Present day Croatia[33]	Only ace from modern-day Croatia
Rudolf Weber	6	Sighișoara	Transylvania (present day Romania)	Only Romanian ace of the war.[34]
Gyula Busa	5	Budapest	Hungary[35]
Frigyes Hefty	5	Pozsony (now Bratislava)	Hungary, (now Slovakia)[31][36]
Julius Kowalczik	5	Ostrava	Poland[37]
Franz Lahner	5	Bad Goisern	Austria[38]
Friedrich Lang	5		Austria[39]
János Lasi	5	Katy (now Kać)	Hungary (present day Serbia),	Only Serbian ace in the Luftfahrtruppen and the first Croat ace.[40]
Béla Macourek	5	Pozsony (now Bratislava)	Hungary, (now Slovakia)[31][41]
Kurt Nachod	5	Brno	Moravia (present day Czech Republic)[42]
Augustin Novák	5	Botenwald[43]
Karl Patzelt	5	Craiova, Bohemia	Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[44]
Alois Rodlauer	5	Urfahr-Umgebung	Austria[45]
Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll	5		Hungary[46]
Karl Teichmann	5	Hrabišín	Now in Czech Republic[47]
Karl Urban	5	Graz	Austria[48]
Franz Wognar	5	Nagyszombat (today: Trnava, Slovakia)	Hungary, now Slovakia[49]

See also

• List of World War I flying aces from Austria
• List of World War I flying aces from Croatia
• List of World War I Czech flying aces
• List of World War I flying aces from Hungary
• List of World War I aces from Poland
• List of World War I flying aces from Serbia
• List of World War I Slovakian flying aces

References

1. "Godwin Brumowski". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
2. "Julius Arigi". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
3. "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
4. "Frank Linke-Crawford". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
5. "József Kiss". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
6. "Eugen Bönsch". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
7. "István Fejes". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
8. "Ernst Strohschneider". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
9. "Adolf Heyrowsky". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
10. "Kurt Gruber". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
11. "Franz Rudorfer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
12. "Miroslav Navratil". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
13. "Raoul Stojsavljevic". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
14. "Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
15. "Otto Jindra". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
16. "Georg Kenzian". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
17. "Ferdinánd Udvardy". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
18. "Károly Kaszala". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
19. "Heinrich Kostrba". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
20. "Sándor Tahy". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
21. "Josef Friedrich". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
22. "Ludwig Hautzmayer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
23. "Otto Jäger". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
24. "József Maier". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
25. "János Risztics". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
26. "Andreas Dombrowski". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
27. "János Frint". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
28. "Sándor Kasza". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
29. "Karl Nikitsch". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
30. "Franz Peter". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
31. Safarik, Jan J. (1 January 2013). "Austro-Hungarian Air Aces 1914-1918" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
32. "Josef Pürer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
33. "Roman Schmidt". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
34. "Rudolf Weber". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
35. "Gyula Busa". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
36. "Frigyes Hefty". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
37. "Julius Kowalczik". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
38. "Franz Lahner". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
39. "Friedrich Lang". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
40. "János Lasi". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
41. "Béla Macourek". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
42. "Kurt Nachod". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
43. "Augustin Novák". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
44. "Karl Patzelt". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
45. "Alois Rodlauer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
46. "Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
47. "Karl Teichmann". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
48. "Karl Urban". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
49. "Franz Wognar". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

Sources

• O'Connor, Martin. Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 Paladin Press, 1986 (1994 reprint by Flying Machines Press), ISBN 1-891268-06-6, ISBN 978-1-891268-06-9.