List of World War I Slovak flying aces

Many men among the aviators of the Austro-Hungarian Luftfahrtruppen were of the Slovak ethnic minority. They would not have their own nation until long after the end of World War I. The aces listed below either were born in present-day Slovakia, were of Slovak ethnic identity, or both.


Name Victories Notes
Jozsef Kiss 19 Only Luftfahrtruppen officer promoted from enlisted ranks.[1]
Ferdinand Udvardy 9 Postwar served in 8th Squadron of the Red Air Force[2]
Karl Kaszala 8[3]
Josef von Maier 7[4]
Friedrich Hefty 5[5]
Bela Macourek 5[6]
Franz Wognar 5[7]

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