List of World War I flying aces from Austria explained

This list of World War I flying aces from Austria contains the names of aces born in the territory of the modern-day Republic of Austria, which formed part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 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.

Name	Victories	Notes
Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg	28	Third ranking ace of the Luftfahrtruppen.[1] [2] [3]
Adolf Heyrowsky	12	[4] [5]
Kurt Gruber	11	[6] [7]
Franz Rudorfer	11	[8] [9]
Raoul Stojsavljevic	10	[10] [11]
Georg Kenzian	9	[12] [13]
Ludwig Hautzmayer	7	[14] [15]
Franz Peter	6	[16] [17]
Josef Pürer	6	[18] [19]
Franz Lahner	5	[20] [21]
Friedrich Lang	5	The only Austrian naval ace.[22] [23]
Johann Lasi	5	[24] [25]
Alois Rodlauer	5	[26] [27]
Karl Urban	5	[28] [29]

See also

• List of World War I flying aces
• List of World War I flying aces from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
• List of World War I flying aces from Croatia
• List of World War I flying aces from Hungary

References

• Franks, Norman; Guest, Russel; 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., .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
2. Web site: World War I Aces of Austria-Hungary . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
3. Franks, et al, pp. 178 - 179.
4. Web site: Adolf Heyrowsky . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
5. Franks, et al, pp. 183 - 184.
6. Web site: Kurt Gruber . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
7. Franks, et al, pp. 181 - 182.
8. Web site: Franz Rudorfer . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
9. Franks, et al, p. 198.
10. Web site: Raoul Stojsavljevic . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
11. Franks, et al, pp. 199 - 200.
12. Web site: Georg Kenzian . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
13. Franks, et al, p. 187.
14. Web site: Ludwig Hautzmayer . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
15. Franks, et al, p. 182.
16. Web site: Franz Peter . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
17. Franks, et al, p. 196.
18. Web site: Josef Pürer . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
19. Franks, et al, pp. 196 - 197.
20. Web site: Franz Lahner . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
21. O'Connor, p. 322.
22. Web site: Friedrich Lang . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
23. O'Connor, p. 323.
24. Web site: Johann Lasi . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
25. O'Connor, p. 324.
26. Web site: Alois Rodlauer . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
27. O'Connor, p. 293.
28. Web site: Karl Urban . The Aerodrome . 2016 . 19 January 2016.
29. O'Connor, pp. 330 - 331.