Erich Hartmann
Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann (19 April 1922 in Weissach – 20 September 1993 in Weil im Schönbuch) [1][2] was a German flying ace in World War II.[3] He was the flying ace with the most victories ever: 352 planes.[3] After the war he spent ten years in Soviet prison camps. Later, he joined the West Germany Air Force. He had a conflict with his superiors in the West German Air Force. So he was forced to resign. After that, he worked as a flight instructor.
His highest rank was that of colonel.
Erich Hartmann Media
Emblem of 9./JG52 (9th squadron, 52nd fighter wing).
Bf 109 in the Hartmann color scheme on display at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Hartmann (right), in 1972 as a consultant during construction at Zurich Airport.
Grave in Weil im Schönbuch
The Hartmann "black tulip" color scheme applied to the forewing of a German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon[4]
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References
- ↑ Toliver, Raymond F. and Trevor J. Constable (1986). The Blond Knight of Germany. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8306-8189-2.
- ↑ Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. (in German) Selbstverlag, Germany: Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bowers, Al; Lednicer, David (17 May 1999). "Fighter Pilot Aces List". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ Der "grau-rote Baron" fliegt über Wittmund.