List of World War I flying aces from Hungary
Catalog of WW1 Hungarian Aces
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This list of World War I flying aces from Hungary contains the names of aces from the territory of modern-day Hungary, 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.
Among the Austro-Hungarian aviators were the Hungarian-born aces listed below.
| Name | Victories | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| József Kiss | 19 victories | Hungary's leading ace was the only noncommissioned officer in the Luftfahrtruppen to be commissioned as an officer.[1][2] |
| Franz Gräser | 18 victories | Hungary's second leading ace was an aerial gunner turned self-taught pilot.[3][4] |
| Stefan Fejes | 16 victories[5][6] | |
| Karl Kaszala | 8 victories[7][8] | |
| Alexander Tahy | 8 victories[9][10] | |
| Johann Risztics | 7 victories | Set post-war world aviation records.[11][12] |
| Johann Frint | 6 victories[13][14] | |
| Alexander Kasza | 6 victories[15][16] | |
| Julius Busa | 5 victories[17][18] | |
| Friedrich Hefty | 5 victories[19][20] | |
| Johann Lasi | 5 victories[21][22] | |
| Béla Macourek | 5 victories | Flew for the Red Air Corps post-war.[23][24] |
| Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll | 5 victories[25] | Flew first strategic aerial bombing mission in history.[26] |
