This is a complete list of World War I flying aces from the German Empire. Aces were listed after verifying the date and location of combat, and the foe vanquished, for every victory accredited by an aviator's home air service. Aces awarded honors and thus shown to be notable are linked to their biographies.

Oberleutnant Kurt Robert Wilhelm Wolff PlM (6 February 1895 – 15 September 1917) was one of Imperial Germany 's highest-scoring fighter aces during World War I.

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (German: [ˈmanfreːt fɔn ˈʁɪçthoːfn̩]; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I.

2009年11月9日 · The Red Baron was the name applied to Manfred von Richthofen, a German fighter pilot who was the deadliest flying ace of World War I.

2025年3月28日 · Manfred, baron von Richthofen (born May 2, 1892, Breslau, Germany [now Wrocław, Poland]—died April 21, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme, France) was Germany ’s top aviator and leading ace in World War I.

2016年9月16日 · During a one-and-a-half year period between September 1916 and April 1918, he shot down 80 enemy aircraft—more than any aviator during World War I. Famed for his crimson-painted Albatros biplanes...

For the German aces of World War 1, flight jackets weren't yet items of prestige; to these WW 1 flying aces, they were tools of necessity, as an open cockpit meant pilots could freeze. The planes were made of cloth, metal tubes, and wood, unlike the armored cockpits of today that help protect modern flyboys from machine-gun fire.

2016年1月19日 · Manfred von Richthofen, the infamous Red Baron, was the most successful German fighter pilot of World War I. However, there were other German aces who were arguably better and more skilled than he was. The legendary …

RANK of the pilot: see the rank page for the meaning of the abbreviations and the equivalence. According to the pages, COUNTRY, NATION for the nationality or ethnic origin, AIR_SERVICE for the air arm, are provided. The number of victories represents usually the …

2024年1月9日 · Manfred von Richthofen, also known as “The Red Baron,” was a legendary German fighter pilot during World War I. He was born on May 2, 1892, in Wrocław, Germany (now in Poland). Richthofen is best known for his distinctive red Fokker Dr.I triplane, which earned him his nickname. He became the highest-scoring ace of WWI with 80 confirmed kills.