List of World War I Czech flying aces explained

Austro-Hungary's German: [[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.^[1] ^[2]
Paul Billik	31 victories	Served in the German Luftstreitkräfte.^[3] ^[4]
Eugen Bönsch	16 victories	Served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.^[5] ^[6]
Ernst Strohschneider	15 victories^[7] ^[8]
Otto Jindra	9 victories	Postwar commander of the Czech Air Force.^[9] ^[10]
Heinrich Kostrba	8 victories	First commanding officer of the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps.^[11] ^[12]
Josef Friedrich	7 victories^[13] ^[14]
Otto Jäger	7 victories^[15] ^[16]
Andreas Dombrowski	6 victories^[17] ^[18]
Kurt Nachod	5 victories^[19] ^[20]
Karl Nikitsch	6 victories^[21] ^[22]
Karl Patzelt	5 victories^[23] ^[24]
Karl Teichmann	5 victories^[25] ^[26]

See also

• List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary
• List of World War I flying aces
• List of World War I flying aces from Austria
• List of World War I flying aces from Hungary
• List of World War I Slovakian flying aces

Further reading

• Franks, Norman; Guest, Russell; Alegi, Gregory (1997). Above the War Fronts: the British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914-1918: Volume 4 of Fighting Airmen of WWI Series: Volume 4 of Air Aces of WWI. Grub Street., .
• Book: Franks , Norman . Bailey. Frank. Guest. Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914-1918. 1993. Grub Street. London. 0-948817-73-9.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Julius Arigi . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
2. Franks et al (1997), p. 172.
3. Web site: Paul Billik . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
4. Franks et al (1993), p. 74.
5. Web site: Eugen Bönsch . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
6. Franks et al (1997), pp. 174 - 175.
7. Web site: Ernst Strohschneider . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
8. O'Connor, pp. 60, 289 - 290.
9. Web site: Otto Jindra . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
10. Franks et al (1997), pp. 184 - 185.
11. Web site: Heinrich Kostrba . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
12. Franks et al (1997), pp. 188 - 189.
13. Web site: Josef Friedrich . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
14. O'Connor, p. 306.
15. Web site: Otto Jäger . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
16. Franks et al (1997), p. 184.
17. Web site: Andreas Dombrowski . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
18. Franks et al (1997), p. 177.
19. Web site: Kurt Nachod . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
20. Franks et al (1997), p. 193.
21. Web site: Karl Nikitsch . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
22. Franks et al (1997), pp. 194 - 195.
23. Web site: Karl Patzelt . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
24. Franks et al (1997), pp. 195 - 196.
25. Web site: Karl Teichmann . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 20 January 2016.
26. Franks et al (1997), p. 202.