100 Year Old Axis Aces

[Frank Olynyk]

I know of two Allied/American aces who have reached 100 years, as noted on the Allied thread (the recently deceased Mike Gladych, and Fritz Payne). The editor of the Bulletin of the American Fighter Aces Association will be preparing an article on these two. I am interested in learning of any Axis aces who have reached 100 years old. I would appreciate it if you could supply the actual date of birth, and if deceased, the date of death. I was told that there was one referenced in the Osprey book on the Fiat CR-32 aces of the Spanish Civil War, but I was unable to find any reference in my copy.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Nick Beale]

Frank, I think you just hit on a title for a future book from Osprey!

[Frank Olynyk]

Nick,
A rather thin effort at the present point. In fact I can do all the profiles without lifting a hand or getting out of bed. So I think Tony Holmes would be reluctant to approach the Osprey ownership with this title. Now if we can get some more data I will be glad to pass the profile effort to someone with more experience ...

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Johannes]

Hi Frank

I keep biographies on 2500+ Luftwaffe WW2 aces and can find no centurians(but I don't have all Dates of Birth/Death), the closest are Adolf Dickfeld at 99, and Gunther Scholz who is I believe still living and born on 8th December 1911, he is the most interesting as claimed one Spanish civil War aircraft, eight in the West and Twenty-Three in the East.

Regards

Johannes

[Frank Olynyk]

Johannes,

Thanks for your note. I will make a note of Gunther Scholz' date of birth, and hopefully make mention of him in the AFAA Bulletin article on 100 year old aces.

Enjoy!

Frank.