Emil Clade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Clade

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1916

Place of Birth: Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 31-May-2010

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Emil Josef Clade (26 February 1916 – May 2010) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II, and figured in German civilian aviation after the war.
Enlisting in the Luftwaffe in 1937, prior to World War II, Clade served throughout the war as a fighter pilot in the Western and African fronts.
Clade is credited with either 26 or 27 aircraft kills, and was shot down himself six times.
He commanded the flight that shot down the transport of British Lieutenant General William Gott, the newly appointed Commander of the British 8th Army.