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.

Royal Hungarian Air Force Ace Fábián

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

Fairly frequent interaction took place among German and Hungarian pilots during the war, both for the sake of sharing information as well as for maintaining staff morale. Here Hungarian fighter ace Debrődy chats with two German Luftwaffe colleagues. 