List of World War I Czech flying aces
's Luftfahrtruppen contained many aviators of Czech origin, i.e. ethnic Czechs and men born in the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic. The flying aces among them are listed below. At least one flier in the German Luftstreitkräfte was also of Czech origin.
Name | Victories | Notes | - |
Julius Arigi | 32 victories | Austro-Hungarian Empire's second scoring ace served in World War II in the German Luftwaffe. | - |
Paul Billik | 31 victories | Served in the German Luftstreitkräfte. | - |
Eugen Bönsch | 16 victories | Served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. | - |
Ernst Strohschneider | 15 victories | - | |
Otto Jindra | 9 victories | Postwar commander of the Czech Air Force. | - |
Heinrich Kostrba | 8 victories | First commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps. | - |
Josef Friedrich | 7 victories | - | |
Otto Jäger | 7 victories | - | |
Andreas Dombrowski | 6 victories | - | |
Kurt Nachod | 5 victories | - | |
Karl Nikitsch | 6 victories | - | |
Karl Patzelt | 5 victories | ||
Karl Teichmann | 5 victories | - |