Karl-Heinz Becker (pilot)

Karl-Heinz Becker
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	II / NJG 11

Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Becker was a Luftwaffe flying ace. He is credited with 7 aerial victories flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, making him one of only 28 jet aces of World War II.^[1] Becker and his radio operator downed six Mosquitos in two weeks, two within three minutes of each other on the night of 23 March 1945.

Foreman and Perry list his kills as:^[2]

15:46 15 Feb 1945 P-38

21:34 21 Mar 1945 Mosquito

21:32 24 Mar 1945 Mosquito

21:38 27 Mar 1945 Mosquito

21:52 30 Mar 1945 Mosquito

21:52 31 Mar 1945 Mosquito

References

↑ For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see List of German World War II jet aces
↑ Foreman, John; Parry, Simon W. (October 30, 2003). Luftwaffe night fighter combat claims, 1939-1945. Red Kite / Air Research. pp. 235, 244, 245.

Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998), German Jet Aces of World War 2, London: Osprey 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