Ignaz Stiefsohn

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Ignaz Stiefsohn
Born(1911-04-26)April 26, 1911
Vienna
DiedAugust 3, 1936(1936-08-03) (aged 25)
Berlin

Ignaz Stiefsohn (April 26, 1911- August 3, 1936) was an Austrian aviator who led the Austrian gliding team in the 1936 Olympics. [1] Stiefsohn worked for the 1st Aviation Regiment of the Theresian Military Academy and was one of the earliest aviators in Austria to practice gliding, even leading his own gliding school. [2] [1]

On August 3, 1936, during a gliding demonstration at the Germany Summer Olympics, the wing of Stiefsohn's glider broke. Unable to deploy his parachute in time, Stiefsohn died in the crash. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stiefsohn, Ignaz (1911–1936), Flugpionier" [Stiefsohn, Ignaz (1911–1936), aviation pioneer]. Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon (in German). Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage. 2003. doi:10.1553/0x00284ece.
  2. 1 2 "Ignaz Stiefsohn". Olympedia.
  3. ↑ "Austrian Gliding Leader Killed in Crash". The Advertiser. Vol. LXXIX, no. 24282. Adelaide. August 5, 1936. p. 22.
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