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Hanna Reitsch
German aviator and test pilot
Flugkapitän Hanna Reitsch | |
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Hanna Reitsch in 1941 | |
| Born | 29 March 1912 (1912-03-29) Hirschberg, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 24 August 1979 (1979-08-25) (aged 67) Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany |
| Nationality | German, Austrian[1] |
| Known for | Nazi, Aviator, test pilot |
| Partner | Robert Ritter von Greim (1945) |
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.
Reitsch set more than 40 flight altitude records and women's endurance records in gliding and unpowered flight,[2][better source needed] before and after Wo