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Old October 15th, 2021 #1
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Default Hanna Reitsch: Luftwaffe Test Pilot and Aviation Record Holder

Hanna Reitsch: Luftwaffe Test Pilot and Aviation Record Holder


Hanna Reitsch was born 29 March 1912 in Hirschberg, Silesia and died 24 August 1979 in Frankfurt. From an early age Hanna wanted to fly. Daughter of an ophthalmologist, Hanna Reitsch’s father wanted her to become a doctor as well. Reitsch complied, studying medicine, but her passion was in aviation, especially learning to fly gliders. In 1932, she broke the women’s gliding endurance record by remaining in the air for 5.5 hours. In 1933 at age 21, she stopped her medical studies upon receiving an invitation from Wolfram Hirth to become a glider pilot and instructor at Hirth’s establishment in Hornberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

In 1936, she broke the women’s gliding distance record by flying 305 kilometers; in the following year, she became the first woman to glide across the Alps. As she gained more flight experience, she became involved with the newly established German Air Force, Luftwaffe.

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