Elly Beinhorn passed away
- Dieter Zinke
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Elly Beinhorn passed away
The "Flugpionierin" Elly Beinhorn passed away, 100 years old, near München (Munich) on 28.11.2007.
R.I.P.
Dieter Z.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/beinhorn.html
http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/chronik/124561.php
http://www.fembio.org/biographie.php/fr ... -beinhorn/
http://biografien-news.blog.de/2007/04/ ... rn~2064337
http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/ ... /index.xml
http://www.faz.net/s/Rub501F42F1AA064C4 ... ntent.html
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn
R.I.P.
Dieter Z.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/beinhorn.html
http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/chronik/124561.php
http://www.fembio.org/biographie.php/fr ... -beinhorn/
http://biografien-news.blog.de/2007/04/ ... rn~2064337
http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/ ... /index.xml
http://www.faz.net/s/Rub501F42F1AA064C4 ... ntent.html
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn
A fascinating women, who led a fascinating life. Thanks for posting the news, Dieter.
The english Wiki article about her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn
Below, some photos from the first link in your post: http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/beinhorn.html
Best,
~Vikki
The english Wiki article about her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn
Below, some photos from the first link in your post: http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/beinhorn.html
Best,
~Vikki
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Yeah. But I think we can thus take a wider conclusion.dntlss wrote:she did not participate in the war effort, i dont think she was too interested in politics or the nazis,flyng was her main thing
She, a top-notch flyer, choosing a tame life as housewife during a rawing war, this almost surely an active standing. She apparently didnt wanted to participate in Hitlers war. Not as flyer, not even as civilian servant or woluntary in any sort.
She of course didnt talk about this then. Apparently not afterwards either.
Why??
Some would critisize her for not participating. Others would say she indirectly critisized the other woman flyers who proceeded to fly - and more or less directly for the war effort. And she knew all of them and was surely pal with them too.
We know several other leading women pilots WERE participating with flying in Germany. They flew for Germany as good patriots, but de facto - for Hitlers cause, although none(?) was active nazist.
Re: Elly Beinhorn passed away
Found this photo taken in Nairobi in 1937 (with Messerschmitt Taifun).
Source: Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung
Source: Allgemeine Automobil-Zeitung
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Re: Elly Beinhorn passed away
I met her in the early 90's, and I don't if any of you knew this but the reason she didn't volunteer for the war was because she was a pacifist and identified with the Jehovah's Witness's she stated.