List of German World War II jet aces
German jet aces
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the pilot was either killed in action or killed in a flying accident.

List of German World War II jet aces

Section Title: German jet aces
Table Section Text: This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the pilot was either killed in action or killed in a flying accident.

Name	Rank	Victories flying jets	Jet fighter unit(s)	Total wartime victories	Notes

Kurt Welter	Oberleutnant	20+	Kdo Welter, 10./NJG 11	63	Possible all-time leading jet ace, but he did overclaim up to 10.

Heinrich Bär	Oberstleutnant	16	EJG 2, JV 44	220	started jet combat in 1945, flew the only Me 262 A-1a/U5 with 6 30mm MK108's

Franz Schall*	Hauptmann	14	Kdo Nowotny, JG 7	137	Killed in flying accident 10 April 1945

Hermann Buchner	Oberfeldwebel	12	Kdo Nowotny JG 7	58

Georg-Peter Eder	Major	12	Kdo Nowotny JG 7	78	Wounded 16 February 1945

Erich Rudorffer	Major	12	JG 7	222

Karl Schnörrer	Leutnant	11	EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7	46	Wounded 30 March 1945

Erich Büttner*	Oberfeldwebel	8	EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7	8	Killed in action 20 March 1945

Helmut Lennartz	Feldwebel	8	EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7	13	First aerial victory over a B-17 Flying Fortress by a jet fighter on 15 August 1944.

Rudolf Rademacher	Leutnant	8	JG 7	126

Walter Schuck	Oberleutnant	8	JG 7	206

Günther Wegmann	Oberleutnant	8	EKdo 262 JG 7	14	Wounded 18 March 1945

Hans-Dieter Weihs	Leutnant	8	JG 7	8	Midair collision with Hans Waldmann on 18 March 1945, killing Waldmann.

Theodor Weissenberger	Major	8	JG 7	208

Alfred Ambs	Leutnant	7	JG 7	7

Heinz Arnold*	Oberfeldwebel	7	JG 7	49	Killed in action 17 April 1945 Arnold's Me 262 A-1a W.Nr.500491 "Yellow 7" of II./JG 7 bearing his personal victory marks is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA.

Karl-Heinz Becker	Feldwebel	7	10./NJG 11	7	Suspect, as This unit overclaimed

Adolf Galland	Generalleutnant	7	JV 44	104	Assigned to create JV44 in March 1945. Wounded 26 April 1945

Franz Köster	Unteroffizier	7	EJG 2 JG 7 JV 44	7

Fritz Müller	Leutnant	6	JG 7	22

Johannes Steinhoff	Oberst	6	JG 7 JV 44	176	Wounded 18 April 1945

Helmut Baudach*	Oberfeldwebel	5	Kdo Nowotny JG 7	20	Killed in action 22 February 1945

Heinrich Ehrler*	Major	5	JG 7	206	Killed in action 4 April 1945

Hans Grünberg	Oberleutnant	5	JG 7 JV 44	82

Joseph Heim*	Gefreiter	5	JG 7	5	Killed in action 10 April 1945

Klaus Neumann	Leutnant	5	JG 7 JV 44	37

Alfred Schreiber*	Leutnant	5	Kdo Nowotny JG 7	5	First jet ace in aviation history Killed in flying accident 26 November 1944

Wolfgang Späte	Major	5	(JG 400) JV 44	99

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Hans Waldmann was killed following a mid-air collision with Leutnant Hans-Dieter Weihs.

final_sentence: Hans Waldmann was killed following a mid-air collision with Leutnant Hans-Dieter Weihs.