Wilhelm Neuenhofen | |
Birth Date: | 1897 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Munchen-Gladbach, Germany |
Death Place: | Dessau, Germany |
Nickname: | Willy |
Allegiance: | Germany |
Branch: | Aviation |
Rank: | Leutnant |
Unit: | FA 215, Jasta 27 |
Wilhelm "Willy" Neuenhofen (24 April 1897 - 24 January 1936) was a German pilot.His career as a pilot began with the German military in the First World War, where he became a Flying Ace, obtaining 15 air victories.[1]
On 26 May 1929 Neuenhofen set a world altitude record of 12,739 m (41,795 ft) flying a Junkers W 34 be/b3e[2]
He was killed in 1936 whilst on a test flight in a Junkers Ju 87.