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page 1German aviators

Mathias Rust
German amateur aviator and activist
Gustave Whitehead
possible first powered manned flight (1874–1927)
Magnus von Braun
German engineer (1919–2003)
Wolf Hirth
German gliding pioneer (1900-1959)

Gerd Achgelis
German aviator (1908–1991)
August Euler
Pioneer Aviator (1868-1957)
Robert Lusser
German aerospace engineer (1899-1969)

Gernot Zippe
mechanical engineer who is widely credited with leading the team which developed the Zippe-type centrifuge
Käthe Paulus
German exhibition parachute jumper and inventor of first collapsable parachute (1868–1935)
Gustav Lilienthal
German aviation and construction pioneer (1849–1933)
Klaus Ohlmann
German aviator
Wolfgang Thonke
Major general, last “Deputy commanding general of the NPA Air Force F/Air Defense Force”, today journalist (1938–2019)
Hans-Werner Grosse
German pilot
Rita Maiburg
German aviator (1952–1977)
Julius Hatry
German aerospace engineer (1906–2000)
Joachim Kuettner
German-American scientist
Helmut Reichmann
German glider pilot (1941–1992)
Florian Bergér
air racer
Ferdinand Schulz
German aviation constructor, pilot (1892–1929)
Peter Riedel
German gliding champion