# Kurt Welter

> Kurt Welter 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 aerial victories - that is, 63 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft - achieved in 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 World War II and possibly in aviation history. However this score is a matter of controversy; research of Royal Air Force losses suggests Welter overclaimed Mosquito victories considerably. Against this, Luftwaffe claims were very strict, requiring confirmation and proof by witnesses: The remains of aircraft shot down and crashed would be verifiable and recorded on the ground in the sector claimed.

*German World War II fighter pilot*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kurt-welter

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1916-02-25
- **Died:** 1949-03-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [庫特·維爾特](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%AB%E7%89%B9%C2%B7%E7%B6%AD%E7%88%BE%E7%89%B9)
- [كورت ويلتير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Kurt Welter](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Welter)
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- [쿠르트 벨터](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BF%A0%EB%A5%B4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%B2%A8%ED%84%B0)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64973)

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