Heinz Arnold

Heinz Arnold (12 February 1919 in Flöha near Chemnitz – 17 April 1945) was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace. He is credited with 49 aerial victories including seven victories claimed flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.^[1]

Arnold's Me 262 A-1a W.Nr.500491 "Yellow 7" was unserviceable at Alt Lönnewitz when, on 17 April 1945, Arnold took a replacement Me 262A-1b into an action from which he failed to return. Me 262 W.Nr.500491 bearing his personal victory marks is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA.^[2]

[edit] References

Morgan, Hugh & Weal, John (1998). German Jet Aces of World War 2. London: Orsprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85532-634-5.
Radinger, Willy & Schick, Walther (1993). Messerschmitt Me 262 Development Testing Production. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-516-9.

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See also: List of World War II aces from Germany