List of World War I flying aces from Hungary
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The dual kingdoms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire supplied flying aces to history in a wide variety of ethnicities. Among them were the Hungarian-born aces listed below.
Name Victories Notes
József Kiss
József Kiss
Lieutenant József Kiss was a World War I flying ace for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was credited with 19 aerial victories. He was the most successful Hungarian ace in the war....

19 victories Hungary's leading ace was the only noncommissioned officer in the Luftfahrtruppen to be commissioned as an officer
Franz Gräser
Franz Gräser
Leutnant Franz Gräser was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.Gräser was a technical university student in Budapest until World War I broke out. In October 1914, he enlisted in Infanterieregiment No. 72, graduated reserve officer school in mid-July 1915, and began World War I...

18 victories Hungary's second leading ace was an aerial gunner turned self-taught pilot
Stefan Fejes 16 victories
Karl Kaszala
Karl Kaszala
Offizierstellvertreter Karl Kaszala was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.-Reference:...

8 victories
Alexander Tahy
Alexander Tahy
Oberleutnant Alexander Tahy was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.-Reference:...

8 victories
Johann Risztics
Johann Risztics
Stabfeldwebel Johann Risztics was the Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with seven reliably confirmed aerial victories.During 1918, Risztics formed a strong friendship with fellow pilots Fredrich Hefty and Ferdinand Udvardy...

7 victories Set postwar world aviation records
Johann Frint
Johann Frint
Hauptmann Johann Frint was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.-References:...

6 victories
Alexander Kasza
Alexander Kasza
Feldwebel Alexander Kasza was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He died during a Soviet bombardment of Budapest.-References:...

6 victories
Julius Busa
Julius Busa
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5 victories
Friedrich Hefty 5 victories
Johann Lasi
Johann Lasi
Stabfeldwebel Johann Lasi was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.-References:...

5 victories
Bela Macourek
Bela Macourek
Oberleutnant Béla Macourek was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Postwar, he served in the Hungarian military and even changed his surname to Maklary.-References:...

5 victories Flew for the Red Air Corps postwar
Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll 5 victories Flew first strategic aerial bombing mission in history


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