Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all the major German theaters of war, including the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times. More about Erich Rudorffer
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Rudorffer was born on 1 November 1917 in Zwochau, at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony of the German Empire. After graduation from school, he received a vocational education as an automobile metalsmith specialized in coachbuilding. He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe with Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 61 (Flier Replacement Unit 61) in Oschatz on 16 April 1936. From 2 September to 15 October 1936, he served with Kampfgeschwader 253 (KG 253—253rd Bomber Wing) and from 16 October 1936 to 24 February 1937 was trained as an aircraft engine mechanic at the Technische Schule Adlershof, the technical school at Adlershof in Berlin. On 14 March 1937, Rudorffer was posted to Kampfgeschwader 153 (KG 153—153rd Bomber Wing), where he served as a mechanic until end October 1938. He was then transferred to Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 51 (Flier Replacement Unit 51) based at Liegnitz in Silesia, present-day Legnica in Poland, for flight training. There he was first trained as a bomber pilot and then as a Zerstörer, a heavy fighter or destroyer, pilot. According to Berger, Rudorffer then worked as an airline pilot for the Deutsche Luft Hansa.In total, we tracked 150 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Erich Rudorffer (Erich Rudorffer, Gerhard Krems, German WWII Fighter Pilots, autographed cover) was sold in March 2019 for $115.00 while the cheapest item (Erich RUDORFFER - original signed photo, German Luftwaffe Ace Pilot WW II) found a new owner for $3.25 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2017 with an average selling price of $10.00 for an autographed item of Erich Rudorffer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $79.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from Erich Rudorffer is worth $11.39.
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ERICH RUDORFFER & HELMUT RUFFLER WWII LUFTWAFFE ACE SIGNED PHOTO 310 VICS COMBO | $99.00 | ||
ERICH RUDORFFER †2016 WWII Luftwaffe fighter signed letter passepartout 8 x 12 | $50.15 | ||
Erich Rudorffer. Colorful 5x3 card signed. WWII German Luftwaffe fighter ace. | $25.00 | ||
German Aces WW2 Autograph Lot Adolf Galland, Erich Rudorffer, Karl Rammelt Photo | $49.99 | ||
LUFTWAFFE ACE Erich Rudorffer signed 3x5 - 224 kills | $19.50 | ||
LUFTWAFFE ACE Erich Rudorffer signed DETAILED 3x5 - 224 kills | $11.00 | ||
Signed color photo Luftwaffe ace Erich Rudorffer/Knights Coss, swords. | $24.99 | ||
WW2 ERICH RUDORFFER 222 V JG54 FINLAND JG2 TUNISIA AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD B | $37.50 | ||
WW2 ERICH RUDORFFER 222 V JG54 FINLAND JG2 TUNISIA AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD B | $37.50 | ||
WW2 ERICH RUDORFFER 222 V JG54 FINLAND JG2 TUNISIA AUTOGRAPHED 4X6 INCH PHOTO | $40.00 |