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Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General (Generaloberst) during World War II. Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service in April 1915 at the age of 19, and eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62
Jun 12, 2006 · The young pilot’s name was Ernst Udet, and he would later become Germany’s second-highest-scoring ace of World War I, a gifted and celebrated stunt flier between the wars and a general in Adolf Hitler’s Luftwaffe. His was a boisterous and colorful life, an adventurous span of decades that would ultimately end in tragedy.
Ernst Udet was the second-highest scoring German “ace” fighter pilot of the First World War, with sixty-two confirmed victories, and the highest-scoring German pilot to survive the war. Udet later became an internationally famous stunt pilot and aerial cinema pioneer.
Oberleutnant Ernst Udet was the second-highest scoring German ace of World War One, the leading surviving ace, and the youngest ace, age 22 when the war ended in 1918. He started as a flying Private, was promoted to officer, and flew with Jasta ( Jagdstaffel ) 15, and later commanded Jastas 37, 11, and 4.
Feb 24, 2023 · Ernst Udet was a German pilot during WWI and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General during WWII. He was a notable flying ace of WWI, scoring 62 confirmed victories, and rose to become a squadron commander under Richthofen and later under Hermann Göring.
Apr 27, 2023 · Biography, Germany. Ernst Udet was a World War I flying ace, barnstormer pilot, womanizer, drug abuser, adventurer, Hollywood stuntman, and borderline alcoholic. Had he been born two centuries earlier, he might have been a successful pirate. Born when he was, he was destined for tragedy, and he took the Luftwaffe with him.
Biography. After Manfred von Richthofen, the second greatest German war pilot ace in World War I was Ernst Udet, surviving the war with 62 victories. He was a very early aviator, as he was taught to fly before joining the army by an understanding and rich father. Udet was a good but reckless pilot, and often brought his machine home in very ...
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