Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the...

Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history...

The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr [ˈɛiˌriːkz̠] (or Eríkr [ˈeˌriːkz̠] in Old...

including Otto Kittel with 267 victories, Walter Nowotny with 258, and Erich Rudorffer with 222 claimed. A great many of their kills were claimed while flying...

the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever...

missions (814 sorties). III. Gruppe lost one fighter in the battles. Erich Rudorffer and Erich Leie filed their first claims in the Sedan region on this day—both...

February 1945 Erich Rudorffer Major 12 12 JG 7 222 Karl Schnörrer Leutnant 11 11 EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7 46 Wounded 30 March 1945 Erich Büttner* Oberfeldwebel...

with twelve enemy fighters (including nine P-51s) to his credit , Erich Rudorffer also with twelve enemy fighters to his credit, Walther Dahl with eleven...

Frankewitz Eberhard Kinzel Mauno Koivisto Rolf Nevanlinna Carl Petersén Erich Rudorffer Jorma Sarvanto Karl Schnörrer Reiner Stahel Alois Windisch 3rd Class...

their kills while flying it, including Otto Kittel, Walter Nowotny and Erich Rudorffer. The Fw 190 had greater firepower than the Bf 109 and, at low to medium...

and on 1 September 1943 he claimed ten Soviet aircraft shot down. Erich Rudorffer is credited with the destruction of the most aircraft ever in a single...

1944 27 October 1944 Erich Hartmann 20 September 1943 13 December 1943 26 March 1944 4 June 1944 24 August 1944! Erich Rudorffer 11 October 1943 26 July...

ace (to distinguish him from "Bomber" George) "Fighter of Libau" – Erich Rudorffer, World War II German ace "Fish" – Herman Salmon, American test pilot...

the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. According to Spick, Rudorffer was credited with 222 aerial victories. According to Spick, Bär was credited...

Erich Leie (10 September 1916 – 7 March 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a fighter ace, he is...

Hauptmann Heinrich Jung, 21 February 1943 – 30 July 1943 Hauptmann Erich Rudorffer, 1 August 1943 – February 1945 Hauptmann Herbert Findeisen, February...

down 49 aircraft – a number matched exactly by Jagdgeschwader 52's (JG 52) Erich Hartmann – bringing Nowotny's total to 161  victories. On 1 September, he...

Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...

Gordon Steege, Australian military officer (d. 2013) November 1 – Erich Rudorffer, German fighter ace (d. 2016) November 2 Durward Knowles, Bahamian...

the aircraft was decorated with markings similar to that of Major Erich Rudorffer's aircraft in 1944. The reception for the film was mixed. Most of the...

Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...

Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...

Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of JG 2. He replaced Hauptmann Erich Rudorffer in this capacity who had been transferred to IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader...

Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...

who was killed in action on 2 November. Ensslen was replaced by Hauptmann Erich Woitke. On 22 December, II. Gruppe was ordered to Leeuwarden Airfield where...

1945. Consequently, command of I. Gruppe of JG 7 was passed to Major Erich Rudorffer on 14 January. Under his command, JG 7 "Nowotny" achieved some success...

ceremony were Anton Hafner, Otto Kittel, Günther Schack, Emil Lang, Erich Rudorffer, Martin Möbus, Wilhelm Herget, Hans-Karl Stepp, Rudolf Schoenert, Günther...

Bäker, August 1944 Major Theodor Weissenberger, 25 November 1944 Major Erich Rudorffer, 14 January 1945 Oberleutnant Fritz Stehle (acting), April 1945 Major...

regroup. At the end of the month, III./JG 52 transferred to the Crimea, where Erich von Manstein's 11th Army was laying siege to Sevastopol. The 11th Army also...

pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard Barkhorn, who is second, and Erich Hartmann, who is first. Rall was born in Gaggenau, the German Empire, in...