(born 1919) Luftwaffe fighter pilot and “Ace,” officially credited with 301 kills on the Russian front. Barkhorn survived the war and is said to have shot down more enemy planes than any other pilot in the war except his own countryman, Erich Hartmann.
Tags: Erich Hartmann, Fighter pilot, Flying ace, Germany, History, Luftwaffe, Twentieth Century, World War II
