List of World War II aces from Austria

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This is a list of flying aces in World War II from Austria. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country

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Citations

  1. ↑ Caldwell 1998, p. 492.
  2. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1479.
  3. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 233.
  4. 1 2 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1480.
  5. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1483.
  6. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 96.
  7. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1484.
  8. ↑ Zabecki 2014, p. 1618.
  9. 1 2 Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page; Austria - World War II - Royal Air Force
  10. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 239.
  11. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1486.
  12. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 244.
  13. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1489.
  14. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 111.
  15. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1490.
  16. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 240.
  17. 1 2 3 Spick 1996, p. 229.
  18. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1492.
  19. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 232.
  20. 1 2 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1493.
  21. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1495.
  22. ↑ Zabecki 2014, p. 1616.
  23. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 235.
  24. 1 2 Zabecki 2014, p. 1614.
  25. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1499.
  26. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 243.
  27. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 236.
  28. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 168.
  29. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 227.
  30. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1512.
  31. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 179.
  32. ↑ Obermaier 1976, p. 72.
  33. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 180.
  34. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1514.
  35. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 188.
  36. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 192.
  37. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1517.
  38. ↑ Caldwell 1998, pp. 521–522.
  39. ↑ Caldwell 1998, p. 522.
  40. ↑ Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 330.
  41. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 207.
  42. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1523.
  43. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 228.
  44. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1525.
  45. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 211.
  46. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1501.
  47. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 220.
  48. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 231.
  49. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1528.
  50. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 238.
  51. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 222.
  52. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1530.

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