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Vera von Bissing (*-*)


Origins to the Olympics : The First World Aerobatic Championships
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Although the factory pilots had all the advantages in the competition world, there were still plenty of enthusiastic non professionals going the rounds of the air show circuits including a number of women.

Most famous were the Germans: Liesel Bach, the outstanding woman pilot of her day, Vera von Bissing (a pupil of Fieseler's), Hanna Reitsch (who started as a glider pilot) and the swashbuckling Thea Rasche. Among the French were Helene Boucher and Maryse Hilsz, both of whom flew Moranes.



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Messerschmitt M35

Vera von Bissing flew a Messerschmitt M35 at the WAC accompanying the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

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Lisel (Liesl) Bach, Vera von Bissing and Prof. Heinkel



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Thea Rasche, Willi Stör and Vera von Bissing

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Vera von Bissing

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Het vooromslag met foto's van een bepaald opwindende stunten uithalende D-IKNI. De mevrouw met vliegeniershelm met nog vlot loshangende kinband is Vera von Bissing, heldin van menig jong luchtvaart-enthousiast in die tijd.


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