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  1. Erich Hartmann. Hartmann as a Luftwaffe Leutnant (1942–1944). 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 of aerial warfare. [1] He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. [3]

    • 1940–1945, 1956–1970
  2. A new book examines the life of the WWII German ace. Luftwaffe fighter pilot Erich Hartmann was exceedingly good at aerial combat. While serving in Germany’s Luftwaffe in World War II, Erich ...

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  3. Oct 30, 2018 · Erich received his glider pilot’s license in 1936 at just 15-years-old. By 1939, Erich Hartmann, then 18, received a pilot’s license to fly a powered aircraft and had begun fighter pilot training. From October 1940 to October 1942, Hartmann trained on Messerschmitt Bf 109, or ME 109, aircraft. These planes were the workhorses of the ...

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  4. Apr 2, 2020 · Messerschmitt ace Erich Hartmann chalked up an impressive 352 victories in two and a half years flying on the Eastern Front of World War Two. But how did one German pilot quadruple the Red Baron’s kills before he was even 24 years old? (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) “Hartmann was always more of a tactician than a brawler. He was ...

  5. May 20, 2022 · Erich Hartmann, sometimes referred to as the ‘Black Devil’, is the deadliest fighter pilot in history, having downed 352 Allied planes during World War Two over the course of some 1,400 missions. A German, Hartmann primarily served on the Eastern Front, where he earned notoriety for his ruthlessness and skill in the cockpit of his ...

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  7. Erich Hartmann's airplane displayed a black tulip design near the spinner. On May 8, 1944, the JG 52 was forced to withdraw from the Crimea and for a short period, operated over Rumania intercepting the American daylight bombing raids on Rumanian oil fields. On May 21, 1944, Hartmann engaged USAAF aircraft for the first time.

  8. Mar 4, 2022 · Erich Hartmann was born in Weissach, Germany in 1922. Despite his father being a doctor, the family’s financial situation wasn’t good. Post- World War I, Germany underwent an economic depression, and things were so bad the family moved to China, so the elder Hartmann could make more money. However, the country entered a civil war in 1927 ...

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