Erich Büttner

Oberfeldwebel 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 avaiation history.^[1]^[2] On 8 November 1944 Büttner was the designated wingman of Leutnant Franz Schall but a blown tire during taxing prevented him to take off. Major Walter Nowotny was killed in action in this mission.^[3] Büttner was killed in action on 20 March 1945.

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

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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 • 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 World War II aces from Germany