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Wilhelm Neuenhofen

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Wilhelm Neuenhofen
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
Died24 January 1936(1936-01-24) (aged 38)
Dessau, Germany
AllegianceGermany
Service/branchAviation
RankLeutnant
UnitFA 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.

Sources of information

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  1. ^ "Wilhelm Neuenhofen". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ "L'Aéronautique". Gallica (in French). 1929-07-01. Retrieved 2019-04-10.