Hanna Reitsch
Born: Poland
Primarily active in: Germany
Hanna Reitsch was born March 29, 1912 in what was then Hirschberg, Silesia (now Jelenia Góra, Poland). She was the first female pilot of a helicopter (the Focke-Wulf Fw 61).
Born: Poland
Primarily active in: Germany
Hanna Reitsch was born March 29, 1912 in what was then Hirschberg, Silesia (now Jelenia Góra, Poland). She was the first female pilot of a helicopter (the Focke-Wulf Fw 61).
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