The German with the third highest number of victories was Oberleutnant Erich Löwenhardt who downed 54 enemy aircraft. He was the youngest of the top ten aces. How old was he when the war broke out?

During World War One fighter aircraft were developed and a new form of warfare was born.  Pilots competed with one another over their number of victories and those who brought down five enemy aircraft or more were considered an ace.