Iro Ilk
Iro Ilk
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Born | 18 October 1919 Nassau an der Lahn, Germany |
Died | 25 September 1944 (aged 24) near Moers, Germany |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1937–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | LG 1, JG 300 |
Commands held | 1./LG 1, III./JG 300 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Iro Ilk (18 October 1919 – 25 September 1944) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot, fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] Ilk is credited with 10 aerial victories claimed in more than 300 missions as a bomber and fighter pilot.[2]
Ilk was killed in action on 25 September 1944 near Moers in combat with Supermarine Spitfires flying Bf 109 G-14 (Werknummer 782295—factory number).[3]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 August 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1942 as Leutnant in the 1./LG 1[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 October 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 1.(K)/LG 1[5]
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- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
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