Hanna reitsch 29 march 1912 24 august 1979 was a german aviatrix and test pilot. Above the bunker, amid earth shaking explosions, ears deafened by concussion and under a sky red with flames, hanna reitsch and. Hanna reitsch 29 march 1912 24 august 1979 was a german aviator and the only woman awarded the iron cross first class and the luftwaffe pilotobserver badge in gold with diamonds during world war ii. She set over forty aviation altitude and endurance records during her career, both before. Hitler had summoned greim to his besieged bunker to name him head of the luftwaffe. Hanna reitsch 29 march 1912 24 august 1979 was a german aviatrix, test pilot, and the only woman awarded the iron cross first class and. He left in a plane piloted by hanna reitsch for plon, in holstein. Not a lot is known about the reiher due to the fact that all of the aircraft and plans were destroyed during wwii. In this book she presents herself as a patriot, and makes no moral judgments about hitler and nazi germany. Meanwhile, hanna reitsch was flirting with death by deliberately. Dfs reiher iii pilot hanna reitsch the aerosente glider. World war ii test pilot vintage aviation series hardcover april, 2009. One of the few snippets of information youll find involves a pilot by the name of hanna reitsch who flew the dfs reiher iii on a series of expeditions in libya in 1939.
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