Joseph Heim

Gefreiter Joseph Heim was a former German Luftwaffe flying ace. He is credited with five aerial victories flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, making him one of only 28 jet aces of World War II.^[1] He was killed in action on 10 April 1945.

References

Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998), German Jet Aces of World War 2, London: Orsprey Publishing Limited, ISBN 1-85532-634-5 .

German World War II jet aces

Kurt Welter (20+) Heinrich Bär (16) Franz Schall (14) Hermann Buchner (12) Georg-Peter Eder (12) Erich Rudorffer (12) Karl Schnörrer (11) Erich Büttner (8) Helmut Lennartz (8) Rudolf Rademacher (8) Walter Schuck (8) Günther Wegmann (8) Hans-Dieter Weihs (8) Theodor Weissenberger (8) Alfred Ambs (7) Heinz Arnold (7) Karl-Heinz Becker (7) Adolf Galland (7) Franz Köster (7) Fritz Müller (6) Johannes Steinhoff (6) Helmut Baudach (5) Heinrich Ehrler (5) Hans Grünberg (5) Joseph Heim (5) Klaus Neumann (5) Alfred Schreiber (5) Wolfgang Späte (5)

See also List of German World War II aces

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