Heini Dittmar [SEP] place of death
Heini Dittmar
Heini Dittmar (March 30, 1912, Bad Kissingen, Unterfranken, Germany – April 28, 1960 near Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany) was a record-breaking German glider pilot.
Inspired by the example of his glider flying brother Edgar, Dittmar took an apprenticeship at the German Institute for Gliding (DFS). In 1932, flying his self-built glider "Kondor", he won a first prize at the Rhön Glider Competition.
Dittmar then became a research pilot. In 1934
Böblingen to Cape Town
- 1933 Gliding : Peter Riedel, for his "great flying performance" and observations of thermal updrafts
- 1934 Powered flight : No trophy awarded
- 1934 Gliding : Heini Dittmar, for setting altitude and long-distance records
After the death of Hindenburg in 1934 the Hindenburg Cup was renamed the Adolf Hitler Prize ("Adolf-Hitler-Preis").