Gerhard Thyben
German World War II fighter pilot
Died when: 84 years 192 days (1014 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Gerhard Thyben (24 February 1922 – 4 September 2006) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during 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.
Thyben flew 385 combat missions and claimed 157 aerial victories.He claimed 152 victories on the Eastern Front, including 28 Il-2 Sturmoviks and five victories on the Western Front.
He flew 22 fighter-bomber missions on which he claimed two aircraft and seven trucks destroyed on the ground.
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