Iro Ilk

Military Person

1919 – 1944

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Who was Iro Ilk?

Iro Ilk was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot, fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Ilk is credited with 10 aerial victories claimed in more than 300 missions as a bomber and fighter pilot.

Ilk was killed in action on 25 September 1944 near Moers in combat with Supermarine Spitfires flying Bf 109 G-14.

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Born
Oct 18, 1919
Nassau
Died
Sep 25, 1944
Moers

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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