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Johannes "Macky" Steinhoff (15 September 1913 – 21 February 1994) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II, German general, and NATO official. He was one of very few Luftwaffe pilots who survived to fly operationally through the whole of the war period 1939–45 until he was severely burned during a failed take-off.
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Jun 12, 2006 · Johannes Steinhoff was truly one of the most charmed fighter pilots in the Luftwaffe. His exploits became legendary though his wartime career ended tragically. Steinhoff served in combat from the first days of the war through April 1945. He flew more than 900 missions and engaged in aerial combat in over 200 sorties, operating from the Western ...
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Johannes "Macky" Steinhoff (15 September 1913 – 21 February 1994) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II, German general, and NATO official. He was one of very few Luftwaffe pilots who survived to fly operationally through the whole of the war period 1939–45 until he was severely burned during a failed take-off.
Feb 26, 1994 · BONN, Germany —. Gen. Johannes Steinhoff, an ace World War II fighter pilot who helped rebuild Germany’s postwar air force and later chaired NATO’s military commission, has died at the age ...
Feb 23, 1994 · Lieut. Gen. Johannes Steinhoff, one of the Luftwaffe's fighter aces of World War II and a mover in rebuilding the postwar German military under NATO auspices, died on Monday in Bonn. He was 80...
Johannes Steinhoff. Johannes Steinhoff (* 15. September 1913 in Bottendorf, Landkreis Querfurt; † 21. Februar 1994 in Wachtberg-Pech ), [1] genannt „Mäcki“, war ein deutscher Offizier der Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr, zuletzt im Dienstgrad eines Generals der Luftwaffe.
148 Eastern Front. Total Sorties: 993. Biography: - Source: Wikipedia. Johannes Steinhoff was born on 15 September 1913 in Bottendorf, Thuringia, the son of a millworker and a housewife. He had two brothers, Bernd and Wolf.
