The WWII Ace Who Shot Down 18 Fighters In One Day

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This is the story of German Ace Emil Lang's 18 kill day in November of 1943 over the Eastern front in World War II. This would be the most for any Luftwaffe pilot and any ace in history. This was made using the World War II flight simulator IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series. Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder

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[TJ]

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[josefhorndl]

Very well done TJ! Hauptmann Emil "Bully" Lang is credited for 173 victories in 403 missions. According to German Federal Archives there are aerial victory records for 1 MiG-3, 7 P-39, 6 P-40, 7 LaGG-3, 46 La-5 and 50 Jak-7/9 on the Eastern Front and 4 P-38, 6 P-47, 9 P-51 and 9 Spitfires on the Western Front. Other victories includes several Sturmoviks, one Lysander and one probably B-17. That's especially for all the guys, who think, Lang only fought against "slower" and "obsolete" enemy aircraft :)

[hans-]

Erich Rudorffer only shot down 14 planes a day, but 13 in just one mission in 17 minutes. That's also a world record. He fought on all fronts and shot down roughly the same number of enemies in the east as in the west. He had 222 aerial victories.

[jamesroseby]

TJ, can you do a story on Adolf (Adi) Glunz of JG26? Never shot down, and his only injury occurred when he was caught on the toilet during an air raid. A highly skilled and thoughtful pilot who spent all of his time flying in the West. I really enjoy your work.

[jiggsborah]

Unbelievable. Especially when you see that other pilots went through the entire conflict with less than that.
Growing up I knew an ex Spitfire pilot who had fallen on bad times and worked in a spares place. He got his wings some time around 1943 and never shot anything down.
Still he was an interesting man and told me great stories about the war.
An aunt of mine lived with a travelling salesman who had been a B24 bomber pilot and was based in north Africa and Italy during the war. He had some harrowing tales to tell.

[dovidell]

the Bully flying the butcher bird as the FW 190 was known ( on his record breaking day ), how appropriate !!

[titantanic]

Bruh I can’t believe this legend died to a spawn kill

His last words were
“Hey! That’s spawn killing! He’s spawn killing!”

[thenevadadesertrat]

Marseille downed 17 in a day in N. Africa. French name German Air Force. Crazy world. I think his full name is Hans Joachim Marseille. Look it up. Over one hundred kills in less than a year.

[JUNKERS]

Amazing video TJ you always manage to top yourself with each new video as they just keep getting better. Thank you for all your hard work, Can't wait to see your next video. Have a Great weekend.

[twolak]

Many of the great german aces were simply KILLING MACHINES, The FW 190 was every bit the equal to the P51, Fast, agile, heavily armed and the best roller of WW2. Many american. Pilots who flew captured FW190 said it was a absolute Cadillac to fly and a pilots dream.

[bodipapo]

Nice video, audio and voice. The audio effects have been tuned down, below the voice level. Great job!

[yveaux]

Great video. One small correction; It’s “Deutsche”Lufthansa and not “Dutch” since the latter is a different country (the Netherlands) and the first means German.

[PozitivMC]

Great story! Thanks for the video! But It would be great to add more information about his tactics and skills, that helped him to win and survive. For example, we all know how Hartmann was hunting for enemy planes, how he decided to attack or not, and all his rules in combat. But how did Emil Lang act? Did he hunt as Hartmann, or he fought in dogfights?

[jpmtlhead]

Hans Joachim Marseille on the 1st of september 1942 shot down 17 enemy fighters over North Africa.
Adolf Galland said that Marseille was the most skilfull pilot he ever seen.
Hartman was the most effective with the most simple approach to air combat, always attack with the sun benhind you, and dont waste time in dogfights. Its a waste of ammunition and fuel.

[martinbruce]

As an American I have to give him so much respect for doing his job awesome.

[Whitelightnin]

Had he not had a landing gear malfunction, he woulda tallied one more victory.

[willempretorius]

Exceptional but I still think Hans Joachim Marseille was the ultimate fighter pilot since he faced much better trained pilots.

[samkangal]

I think it was one of the best Armys ever .
Great job Bully .

[tyleringle]

18 kills in a single day I never thought that could happen!

[panzer_de_faust]

Man this guy had beaten Erich Hartmann easily. But it was a great vid