Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 - 24 August 1979) was a German aviator and test pilot. Along with Melitta von Stauffenberg, she flight tested many of Germany's new aircraft during World War II and received many honors. Reitsch was among the very last people to meet Adolf Hitler alive in the Führerbunker in late April 1945. Hanna Reitsch, (born March 29, 1912, Hirschberg, Germany [now Jelenia Góra, Poland)—died August 24, 1979, Frankfurt am Main), aviator who was the leading female German pilot in the 20th century. (Read Orville Wright's 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.) Britannica Quiz Pop Quiz: 17 Things to Know About World War II
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Hanna Reitsch was a skilled pilot in both powered fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, but her lasting love was gliding. (Ullstein Bild/Getty Images) The woman who would one day become one of the best-known test pilots of the Third Reich was born on March 29, 1912, into an upper-middle-class family in Hirschberg, Silesia. Hanna Reitch was born 29 March 1912 in Hirschberg, Silesia and died 24 August 1979 in Frankfurt. From an early age Hanna wanted to fly ( picture left, courtesy Bundesarchiv ). In her autobiography she wrote, 'The longing grew in me, with every bird I saw go flying across the azure summer sky'. A propaganda tool for the German government After test piloting the Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg, Hanna Reitsch was tasked with training the flight instructors. (Photo Credit: ullstein bild / Getty Images) The government was more than happy to promote Hanna Reitsch as "proof" that Germans were superior. German flier and test pilot, now recognized as one of the foremost aviators of the 20th century, who was imprisoned as a Nazi sympathizer after World War II, although her name was later cleared.
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AIR & SPACE MAGAZINE Meeting Hanna Reitsch In 1952, a young Frederick Forsyth met Hitler's personal pilot. The Editors November 23, 2015 Luftwaffe test pilot Hanna Reitsch. Hanna Reitsch, the first female test pilot in the world, suggests the creation of the Nazi equivalent of a kamikaze squad of suicide bombers while visiting Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden. Hitler. Hanna Reitsch, the leading German female pilot and a much‐decorated favorite of Hitler who flew the last plane out of Berlin hours before the city fell in 1945, died Friday at her home in Bonn. Museum Hours. Please call 405-685-9990 to confirm hours. Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. 4300 Amelia Earhart Drive, Ste A. Oklahoma City, OK 73159-1106. 405-685-9990 •
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Hanna Reitsch, the Reichenberg Project & Germany's Kamikazes - Warfare History Network Photo Credit: Photographed after its capture by Allied troops, this modified He-111 bomber was one of those intended for use as a flying bomb carrier during the implementation of the Reichenberg Project. Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were very different women - but both became decorated test pilots in Nazi Germany. Author and broadcaster Clare Mulley explores their lives in her book The Women Who Flew for Hitler and will be telling their story at IWM Live on Saturday 11 June.. Book your tickets for IWM Live, a new all-day event especially for people who love history.
Reitsch, at different times a National Socialist propaganda star, a daredevil pilot, a captive of American war crime investigators, a world champion in non-motorized flight, a diplomatic envoy for West Germany, and, last but not least, a technical advisor in postcolonial arenas, enjoyed a professional life remarkable for its longevity and global. As the world's first female test pilot and helicopter pilot, Hanna flew everyting the Third Reich had: from the first helicopter (the Focke-Achgelis) to the prototype of a piloted V-1. She went on to set more than 40 altitude and endurance records in motorless and powered aircraft in her lifetime.
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Canadian organizers of an international celebration of women in aviation are standing by their decision to honour the late Hanna Reitsch, who was the first woman to fly a helicopter — and, some. Hanna Reitsch was a famous female test pilot in Nazi Germany, who among a few women was awarded with both classes of the Iron Cross. In April 1945, she managed to fly over the encircled Berlin to the Führerbunker to transport the new commander-in-chief Robert Ritter von Greim to Hitler and then to fly out of Berlin again.
