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Robert Thelen (23 March 1884, Nürnberg – 23 February 1968, Berlin) was a German aviation pioneer and designer.
He was a chief designer of Albatros Flugzeugwerke, responsible among other for Albatros C.I design.[1]
He was the first person to give flying lessons to Melli Beese, the first female German pilot.[2]
References
edit- ^ Grosz, Peter M. Albatros C.I, Windsock Datafile no. 57, Albatros Productions, 1996, ISBN 0-948414-76-6, p.5
- ^ Lebow, Eileen F. (2003). Before Amelia : women pilots in the early days of aviation. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, Inc. ISBN 1-57488-532-4. OCLC 52305816.