Friedrich Körner (24 January 1921 – 3 September 1998) was a World War II Luftwaffe Flying ace.

[4] At the time, the Gruppe was based at Ayn al-Ġazāla and equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 fighter aircraft.

[6] On 4 July 1942, a year to the day of his arrival, he was shot down whilst scrambling to intercept a Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber formation over the front line near El Alamein in his Bf 109 F-4/Trop (Werknummer 8696—factory number) "Red 11".

[10] In January 1956, Körner joined the West German Air Force, at the time referred to as the Bundesluftwaffe, holding the rank of Oberleutnant.

[11] Körner was credited with 36 aerial victories claimed in approximately 250 combat missions, all of which over North Africa.