Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (born 1918)

Helmut Lent

German fighter ace (1918–1944)

Helmut Lent was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into a devoutly religious family, he showed an early passion for glider flying; against his father's wishes, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936. After completing his…