Ilk, Iro
- Date of birth:
- October 18th, 1919 (Nassau/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 25th, 1944 (Moers/Essen, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of over 300 sorties in the western and Mediterranean theatres, in which he achieved 14 aerial victories (3 as a bomber pilot, 6 four-engined bombers by night and 1 by day with the 'Wilde Sau' units, and 2 additional bombers plus 2 fighters during daylight interception missions in the home defense).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 21st, 1942
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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