List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary

This list of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary contains the names of aviators from the countries ruled by the Habsburg dynasty. Austria-Hungary was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary (Transleithania) which existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I. Its territory contained a melange of nationalities. Although the aces of the K.u.k. Luftfahrtruppen owed their military allegiance to the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a whole, they came from various ethnic groups. Despite the Hungarian government's policy of Magyarization, many inhabitants of that kingdom clung to their ethnic identities. The breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire post World War I saw the formation of independent nations from some of these ethnic groups.

Austria–Hungary:
Cisleithania (Austrian Empire): 1. Bohemia, 2. Bukovina, 3. Carinthia, 4. Carniola, 5. Dalmatia, 6. Galicia and Lodomeria, 7. Küstenland, 8. Austria below the Enns, 9. Moravia, 10. Salzburg, 11. Silesia, 12. Styria, 13. Tyrol, 14. Austria above the Enns, 15. Vorarlberg;
Transleithania (Kingdom of Hungary): 16. Hungary proper 17. Croatia-Slavonia;
Austrian-Hungarian Condominium: 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flying aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I
NameVictoriesBirthplaceNationNotes
Godwin von Brumowski 35 Wadowice Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (now Poland) Leading Austro-Hungarian ace of the war and leading ace from present-day Poland.[1]
Julius Arigi 32 Děčín Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Leading ace from present-day Czech Republic.[2]
Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg 28 Vienna Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (now Republic of Austria) Leading ace from present-day Austria.[3]
Frank Linke-Crawford 27 Kraków Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (now Poland)[4]
József Kiss de Elemér et Ittebe 19 Pozsony Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic) Leading ace from present-day Slovakia.[5]
Ferenc Gräser 18 Nyírmada Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)
Eugen Bönsch 16 Velká Úpa Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[6]
István Fejes 16 Győr Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[7]
Ernst Strohschneider 15 Ústí nad Labem Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[8]
Adolf Heyrowsky 12 Murau Duchy of Styria (now Republic of Austria)[9]
Kurt Gruber 11 Linz Archduchy of Austria above the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[10]
Franz Rudorfer 11 Vienna Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[11]
Miroslav Navratil 10 Sarajevo Province of Bosnia and Herzegovina (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sole ace from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] Ethnic Croat
Raoul Stojsavljevic 10 Innsbruck Duchy of Tyrol (now Republic of Austria)[13] Ethnic Croat
Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield 9 Castelnuovo (now Herceg Novi) Kingdom of Croatia (now Montenegro) The only ace born in present-day Montenegro.[14]
Otto Jindra 9 Chlumec nad Cidlinou Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[15]
Georg Kenzian von Kenzianshausen 9 Linz Archduchy of Austria above the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[16]
Ferdinánd Udvardy 9 Pozsony (now Bratislava) Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[17]
Károly Kaszala 8 Nyitra Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[18]
Heinrich Kostrba 8 Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[19]
Sándor Tahy 8 Nyíregyháza Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[20]
Josef Friedrich 7 Cvikov Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[21]
Ludwig Hautzmayer 7 Fürstenfeld Duchy of Styria (now Republic of Austria)[22]
Otto Jäger 7 Asch Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[23]
József von Maier 7 Pozsony (now Bratislava) Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[24]
János Risztics 7 Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[25]
Andreas Dombrowski 6 Mährisch-Ostrau Duchy of Moravia (now Czech Republic)[26]
János Frint 6 Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[27]
Sándor Kasza 6 Bácskosuthfalva Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[28]
Karl Nikitsch 6 Gross-Czakowitz (now Čakovice district of Prague) Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[29]
Franz Peter 6 Vienna Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[30]
Josef Pürer 6 Brno[31] or Schönau[32] Duchy of Moravia (now Czech Republic), ethnic Austrian[32]
Roman Schmidt 6 Varaždin Kingdom of Croatia (now Croatia)[33] Only ace from present-day Croatia
Rudolf Weber 6 Sighișoara Principality of Transylvania (now Romania) Only ace of the war born in present-day Romania[34]
Gyula Busa 5 Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (now Hungary)[35]
Frigyes Hefty 5 Pozsony (now Bratislava) Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[31][36]
Julius Kowalczik 5 Ostrava Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (now Poland)[37]
Franz Lahner 5 Bad Goisern Archduchy of Austria above the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[38]
Friedrich Lang 5 Austria[39]
János Lasi 5 Katy (now Kać) Kingdom of Hungary (now Serbia), Ethnic Croat, only ace of the Luftfahrtruppen born in present-day Serbia.[40]
Béla Macourek 5 Pozsony (now Bratislava) Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[31][41]
Kurt Nachod 5 Brno Duchy of Moravia (now Czech Republic)[42]
Augustin Novák 5 Botenwald[43] Duchy of Moravia (now Czech Republic)
Karl Patzelt 5 Craiova, Romania Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)[44]
Alois Rodlauer 5 Urfahr-Umgebung Archduchy of Austria above the Enns (now Republic of Austria)[45]
Rudolf Freiherr von Szepessy-Sokoll 5 Kingdom of Hungary[46]
Karl Teichmann 5 Hrabišín Duchy of Moravia (now Czech Republic)[47]
Karl Urban 5 Graz Duchy of Styria (now Republic of Austria)[48]
Franz Wognar 5 Nagyszombat (now Trnava, Slovakia) Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovak Republic)[49][50]

See also

References
  1. "Godwin Brumowski". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. "Julius Arigi". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. "Frank Linke-Crawford". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. "József Kiss". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. "Eugen Bönsch". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. "István Fejes". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. "Ernst Strohschneider". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  9. "Adolf Heyrowsky". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  10. "Kurt Gruber". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  11. "Franz Rudorfer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  12. "Miroslav Navratil". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  13. "Raoul Stojsavljevic". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  14. "Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  15. "Otto Jindra". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  16. "Georg Kenzian". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  17. "Ferdinánd Udvardy". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  18. "Károly Kaszala". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  19. "Heinrich Kostrba". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  20. "Sándor Tahy". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  21. "Josef Friedrich". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  22. "Ludwig Hautzmayer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  23. "Otto Jäger". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  24. "József Maier". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  25. "János Risztics". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  26. "Andreas Dombrowski". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  27. "János Frint". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  28. "Sándor Kasza". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  29. "Karl Nikitsch". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  30. "Franz Peter". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  31. Safarik, Jan J. (1 January 2013). "Austro-Hungarian Air Aces 1914-1918" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  32. "Josef Pürer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  33. "Roman Schmidt". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  34. "Rudolf Weber". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  35. "Gyula Busa". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  36. "Frigyes Hefty". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  37. "Julius Kowalczik". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  38. "Franz Lahner". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  39. "Friedrich Lang". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  40. "János Lasi". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  41. "Béla Macourek". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  42. "Kurt Nachod". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  43. "Augustin Novák". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  44. "Karl Patzelt". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  45. "Alois Rodlauer". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  46. "Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  47. "Karl Teichmann". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  48. "Karl Urban". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  49. "Franz Wognar". The Aerodrome. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  50. O'Connor, pp. 272–332.

Sources
  • O'Connor, Martin. Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 Paladin Press, 1986 (1994 reprint by Flying Machines Press), ISBN 1-891268-06-6, ISBN 978-1-891268-06-9.
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