Karl-Heinz Becker

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Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Becker was a former German Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace. He is credited with 7 aerial victories flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, making him one of only 28 jet aces of World War II.^[1] Becker and his radio operator downed six Mosquitos in two weeks, two within three minutes of each other on the night of 23 March 1945.

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