Kurt Welter (25 February 1916 – 7 March 1949) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and the most successful Jet Expert of World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He claimed a total of 63 victories achieved in only 93 combat missions. He recorded 56 victories at night, including 33 Mosquitos, and scored more aerial victories from a jet fighter aircraft than anyone else in aviation history.
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- Kurt Welter (25 February 1916 – 7 March 1949) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and the most successful Jet Expert of World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He claimed a total of 63 victories achieved in only 93 combat missions. He recorded 56 victories at night, including 33 Mosquitos, and scored more aerial victories from a jet fighter aircraft than anyone else in aviation history. Welter was born in Cologne-Lindenthal (Köln-Lindenthal) on 25 February 1916. He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe in 1934 and was trained as a pilot. He showed a strong natural ability as a pilot and was subsequently selected for flight instructor training and served many years as a flight instructor. In 1943 Welter transferred to an operational night fighter unit flying contemporary piston engine fighter aircraft. On 18 October 1944, after 40 combat mission, Welter was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). In early 1945, Welter transferred to an experimental jet night fighter unit flying the Messerschmitt Me 262. On 11 March 1945 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) for 48 aerial victories. Welter survived the war and was killed in an accident on 7 March 1949.
- Kurt Welter, war ein deutscher Jagdflieger und der erfolgreichste Düsenflieger des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Auf sein Konto gehen 63 Luftsiege in nur 93 Kampfeinsätzen. Davon erzielte er 56 Abschüsse in Nachteinsätzen und 25 mit dem ersten Düsenjäger der Welt, der Me-262.
- Kurt Welter - niemiecki as myśliwski. Odniósł razem 63 zwycięstwa, w tym 56 nocą, 7 za dnia i zestrzelił 33 samoloty typu De Havilland Mosquito. Był najlepszym pilotem samolotu typu Messerschmitt Me 262 i odniósł na nim 25 zwycięstw. Welter zginął 7 marca 1949 w Leck w samochodzie stojącym przed przejazdem kolejowym, zmiażdżonym przez źle załadowane kłody, które spadły z przejeżdżającego pociągu.
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- German World War II fighter pilot
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- Kurt Welter (25 February 1916 – 7 March 1949) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and the most successful Jet Expert of World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He claimed a total of 63 victories achieved in only 93 combat missions. He recorded 56 victories at night, including 33 Mosquitos, and scored more aerial victories from a jet fighter aircraft than anyone else in aviation history.
- Kurt Welter, war ein deutscher Jagdflieger und der erfolgreichste Düsenflieger des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Auf sein Konto gehen 63 Luftsiege in nur 93 Kampfeinsätzen. Davon erzielte er 56 Abschüsse in Nachteinsätzen und 25 mit dem ersten Düsenjäger der Welt, der Me-262.
- Kurt Welter - niemiecki as myśliwski. Odniósł razem 63 zwycięstwa, w tym 56 nocą, 7 za dnia i zestrzelił 33 samoloty typu De Havilland Mosquito. Był najlepszym pilotem samolotu typu Messerschmitt Me 262 i odniósł na nim 25 zwycięstw. Welter zginął 7 marca 1949 w Leck w samochodzie stojącym przed przejazdem kolejowym, zmiażdżonym przez źle załadowane kłody, które spadły z przejeżdżającego pociągu.
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