Karl Schnörrer
German flying ace
Died when: 60 years 187 days (726 months)Star Sign: Aries
Karl "Quax" Schnörrer (22 March 1919 – 25 September 1979) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
As a fighter ace, he claimed 46 enemy aircraft shot down in 536 combat missions, eleven of which while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in Defense of the Reich.
Born in Nuremberg, Schnörrer served in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany.Following flight training, he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) in 1941, operating on the Eastern Front.
He claimed his first aerial victory on 13 December 1941.In October 1942, Schnörrer became the wingman of his friend Walter Nowotny.
In November 1943, he was severely wounded after he was shot down.After his convalescence, he was posted to Erprobungskommando 262, an experimental unit testing the Me 262 jet fighter.
He then served with Kommando Nowotny, an operational test unit led by Nowotny, experimenting with the Me 262 under combat conditions.
Following the death of his friend Nowotny on 8 November 1944, Schnörrer was posted to Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing), the first jet fighter wing.
Flying with this unit, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1945.On 30 March, Schnörrer was forced to bail out from his damaged aircraft, sustaining severe injuries to his leg which then had to be amputated.
Schnörrer died on 25 September 1979 in Nuremberg.
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