
Nicola Baumann became the second female fighter pilot in the history of the German Air Force in 2007 flying both Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon in the German Air Force.

Klaus-Dietrich Flade is a German pilot and former German Aerospace Center astronaut who visited the Mir space station in 1992 aboard the Soyuz TM-14 mission, returning to Earth a week later aboard Soyuz TM-13. During the Euromir mission in 1992, he flew into space with a 142 S from Sinn Spezialuhren on his wrist.

Ulrike Fitzer is a female German Air Force pilot.

Otto Fönnekold was a pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. A flying ace, Fönnekold was credited with 136 aerial victories—that is, 136 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All but three of his victories were claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in about 600 combat missions.

Leutnant Rudolf Francke was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.

Walter Hagen was a pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Oskar Hennrich was a German World War I flying ace credited with 20 aerial victories. He was a notable balloon buster, as thirteen of his wins were destructions of observation balloons. He was the leading ace of his squadron, and ended his service with the rank of Vizefeldwebel.

Otto Hoffmann von Waldau was a German general during World War II who commanded the 10th Air Corps. He was killed in an air crash on 17 May 1943.

Feldwebel Friedrich Huffzky was a German flying ace during World War I. He was the pilot of the most successful two-seater German fighter crew of the war, scoring nine confirmed aerial victories.

Leutnant Hans Imelmann was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. As a founding member of one of Germany's original fighter squadrons, he was shot down and killed before he reached his twentieth birthday.

Gerhard Limberg was a general in the Air Force of West Germany. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1974 to 1978.

Leutnant Hans Rosencrantz was a German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories, shared with his pilot Wilhelm Fahlbusch.

Leutnant Kurt Schneider was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.

Hans Seidemann was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Hans Strelow was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. He received the award two days before his 20th birthday making him the youngest recipient of the Oak Leaves.

Maximilian Volke was a Luftwaffe Oberfeldwebel and 37-victory fighter ace of the Jagdgeschwader 77.