Elly Beinhorn

Pilot

Birthday May 30, 1907

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Nov 28, 2007 (100)

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About

Aviatrix known for her solo, around-the-world flight in 1932 and for her marriage to grand prix racer Berndt Rosemeyer.

Before Fame

She once crashed a plane in the middle of the Sahara desert; luckily, an African tribesman helped her get back to Europe.

Trivia

She made many stops in South Asia in her one-engine monoplane.

Family Life

She was born into a prosperous merchant family and used her inheritance to finance her flying lessons.

Associated With

German newspapers lauded her flight around the world and called her "The Amelia Earhart of Germany."