Franz Barten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Barten

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1944

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Franz Barten (26 January 1912 – 4 August 1944) was a World War II fighter ace from Germany.
He was born on 26 January 1912 at Saarbrücken.
Barten was credited with having shot down a total of 55 Allied aircraft. On 4 August 1944, Barten was shot down in a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in aerial combat with P-47 Thunderbolt belonging to the United States Army Air Forces near Rheinsehlen.
He bailed out of his aircraft, but was shot while hanging in his parachute.