Herbert Ihlefeld

German World War II fighter pilot (1914–1995)

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Lived 1914–1995, aged 81Germany
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    10 languages
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  • Era
    1914–1995
    Aged 81
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Updated 2026-06-20

Herbert Ihlefeld was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, a fighter ace listed with 130 enemy aircraft shot down in over 1,000 combat missions. Depending on source, he claimed seven to nine aerial victories in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II, 67 on the Eastern Front and 56 on the Western Front, including 15 four-engined bombers and 26 Supermarine Spitfires. He survived being shot down eight times during his 1,000 combat missions.

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