female luftwaffe pilots

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stefaan
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female luftwaffe pilots

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Post by stefaan » 15 Dec 2004, 18:47

Hi all,

Can someone get me a list of all the female pilots flying for or working for the Luftwaffe during the war?

Thanks a lot,

Stefaan
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Dieter Zinke
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Post by Dieter Zinke » 16 Dec 2004, 11:27

Hanna Reitsch
Gräfin Schenk von Stauffenberg
Beate Rothermund (later known as "Beate Uhse", sex-shop-imperium in Flensburg).

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Post by Cantankerous » 27 Jan 2021, 03:38

Hanna Reitsch test flew several German aircraft, including the Messerschmitt Me 163, Focke-Achgelis Fa 61, and DFS 230.
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Re: female luftwaffe pilots

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Post by hucks216 » 27 Jan 2021, 13:12

The book 'The Women Who Flew For Hitler' by Clare Mulley (ISBN: 978-1447274230) covers the lives of Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg.
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