Hanna Reitsch
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Birth Name: Hanna Margarete Maria Therese Reitsch
Born: 29 March 1912 Died: 24 August 1979
Country of origin: Germany
Height: 5' 0"
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Hanna Reitsch was a German aviator, Nazi test pilot, and the only woman awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds during World War II. She set over forty aviation altitude and endurance records during her career, both before and after World War II, and several of her international gliding records still stand in 2012.
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