Nelly Diener Explained

Nelly Diener
Birth Date:5 February 1912
Death Place:Near Tuttlingen, Germany
Death Cause:Airplane crash
Nationality:Swiss
Other Names:German: Engel der Lüfte ("Angel of the Skies" in English)
Occupation:Flight attendant
Years Active:1934
Employer:Swissair
Known For:Being Europe's first female flight attendant

Nelly Hedwig Diener (5 February[1] 1912 – 27 July 1934) was a Swiss flight attendant. She was the first female flight attendant in Europe.[2]

Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934 and became known as the German: Engel der Lüfte ("Angel of the Skies").[3] She died in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident, along with the other two crew members and nine passengers.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Marder, Pascale. Nelly Diener. Engel der Lüfte.. Bilgerverlag. 2018. 978-3-03762-076-2. Zurich.
  2. Web site: Ellen's plan B. Up. 1 November 2011. 8 September 2016. 11 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411005112/http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/ellene28099s-plan-b/. dead.
  3. Web site: 27 July 1934. This Day in Aviation. 8 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Galery. Nelly Diener, Stewardess. 26 June 2018.