László (Ladislaus) Molnár, another fighter ace of the RHAF, also met a tragic end at the conclusion of the 132 missions he flew mainly in Me-109's, with a total 26 kills. Nevertheless, one day on the Eastern front in March, 1944, he accomplished the rare feat of downing four Soviet planes during one mission -- three IL-2's and one LA-5. In a dog fight with US Mustangs in western Hungary during February 4, 1945, he parachuted after having been shot down, only to be reportedly machine-gunned to death during his descent by the Mustangs. 

Luftwaffe Decorates Hungarian Ace Molnár

Lajos (Lewis) Tóth was a leading fighter pilot of the RHAF. During 95 missions flown, he accumulated a total of 28 kills, principally in Me fighters. He earned the German Iron Cross first class decoration. Returning from US captivity after the war, he was tried on trumped up charges by the Communist regime and was executed in 1951. The current free Hungarian government has rehabilitated his name.

Fighter Ace Tóth, Hungary

István (Stephen) Fábián, in the course of a total of one hundred missions, first he flew Fiat CR-42 biplane fighters and later more modern Reggiane 2000 Héja fighter planes. But most of his 17 total kills were accomplished in Messerschmidt Bf-109's, both on the Russian front and in Hungary. He was the first Royal Hungarian Air Force pilot to receive the German Iron Cross first class decoration.