Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot (died 1950)

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

German night fighter pilot (1922–1950)

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer was a German Luftwaffe night-fighter pilot and the highest-scoring night fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. A flying ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during combat. All Schnaufer's 121 victories…