Wilhelm Neuenhofen
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Wilhelm Neuenhofen | |
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Neuenhofen in his flight suit that he used to set the world altitude record on May 26, 1929 | |
Nickname(s) | Willy |
Born | (1897-04-24)24 April 1897 Munchen-Gladbach, Germany |
Died | 24 January 1936(1936-01-24) (aged 38) Dessau, Germany |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | Aviation |
Rank | Leutnant |
Unit | FA 215, Jasta 27 |
Wilhelm "Willy" Neuenhofen (24 April 1897 – 24 January 1936) was a German pilot. His career as a pilot began with the German military in the First World War, where he became a Flying Ace, obtaining 15 air victories.[1]
On 26 May 1929 Neuenhofen set a world altitude record of 12,739 m (41,795 ft) flying a Junkers W 34 be/b3e[2]
He was killed in 1936 whilst on a test flight in a Junkers Ju 87.
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