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.Franks, et al, pp. 178–179. Adolf Heyrowsky 12Franks, et al, pp. 183–184. Kurt Gruber 11Franks, et al, pp. 181–182. Franz Rudorfer 11Franks, et al, p. 198. Raoul Stojsavljevic 10Franks, et al, pp. 199–200. Georg Kenzian 9Franks, et al, p. 187. Ludwig Hautzmayer 7Franks, et al, p. 182. Franz Peter 6Franks, et al, p. 196. Josef Pürer 6Franks, et al, pp. 196–197. Franz Lahner 5O'Connor, p. 322. Friedrich Lang 5 The only Austrian naval ace.O'Connor, p. 323. Johann Lasi 5O'Connor, p. 324. Alois Rodlauer 5O'Connor, p. 293. Karl Urban 5O'Connor, pp. 330–331.
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
Endnotes
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. , .