List of World War I flying aces from Hungary

Top ace József Kiss

During World War I, the dual kingdoms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire supplied flying aces to history in a wide variety of ethnicities. Among them were the Hungarian-born aces listed below.

Name Victories Notes
József Kiss 19 victories Hungary's leading ace was the only noncommissioned officer in the Luftfahrtruppen to be commissioned as an officer[1][2]
Franz Gräser 18 victories Hungary's second leading ace was an aerial gunner turned self-taught pilot[3][4]
Stefan Fejes 16 victories[5][6]
Karl Kaszala 8 victories[7][8]
Alexander Tahy 8 victories[9][10]
Johann Risztics 7 victories Set postwar world aviation records[11][12]
Johann Frint 6 victories[13][14]
Alexander Kasza 6 victories[15][16]
Julius Busa 5 victories<[17][18]
Friedrich Hefty 5 victories[19][20]
Johann Lasi 5 victories[21][22]
Bela Macourek 5 victories Flew for the Red Air Corps postwar[23][24]
Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll 5 victories[25] Flew first strategic aerial bombing mission in history[26]

See also

References

Endnotes

  1. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 188.
  2. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 281–282.
  3. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, pp. 180–181.
  4. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 283–284.
  5. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, pp. 177–178.
  6. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 287–288.
  7. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 186.
  8. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 301.
  9. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, pp. 201–202.
  10. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 304–305.
  11. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 197.
  12. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 138, 310.
  13. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 180.
  14. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 312.
  15. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, pp. 185–186.
  16. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 313.
  17. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 176.
  18. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 319.
  19. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 183.
  20. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 320.
  21. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 191.
  22. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 324.
  23. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 192.
  24. ↑ O'Connor 1994, p. 325.
  25. ↑ Franks, Guest, Alegi 1997, p. 201.
  26. ↑ O'Connor 1994, pp. 217, 329.