Božena Laglerová
Božena Laglerová , also Božena Lagler (born December 11, 1888 in Prague ; † October 8, 1941 there ) was a Bohemian-Austrian aviation pioneer.
Life
Born in the Královské Vinohrady ( Royal Vineyards ) district, Laglerová originally attended the Prague Conservatory , where she studied singing and acting until 1906. Then she performed under the stage name Frieda Geróme and was a singer in the Theater in der Weinbergen , where she sang in operettas such as the Bat or the Dollar Princess . In 1908 she went to Paris to study acting. She also worked as a journalist, e.g. B. for the magazine Heim und Welt .
But Laglerová gained importance as a pilot. She learned to fly from the German aviation pioneer Hans Grade , who also manufactured aircraft. As Grade's first student, Laglerová began her training on these machines in the spring of 1911. During a test in July of that year, she reached a height of 150 meters when the engine failed and she crashed into a tree. After severe injuries, she was only able to return to normal work after six weeks. She received her last flight training in Wiener Neustadt . There was Karl Illner one of her teachers.
But soon after, she began to fly and earned a ticket with the number 37 of the Austrian Aero Club on 10 October 1911. On 19 October 1911 she was awarded with the number 125 to the German pilot's license as a second wife to Melli Beese that it in September got.
According to various sources, she had a fall on October 22 or 24, 1911 from a height of 1500 meters near Kladno in the Czech Republic, from where she was transported to the hospital in Prague with life-threatening injuries.
After her recovery, she flew at exhibitions and trade fairs for a few years in German cities such as Friedrichshafen , Leipzig , Hamburg and Johannisthal . From 1912 to 1913 she toured the Caribbean and the United States.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Božena Laglerová in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Božena laglerová on THE EARLY BIRDS (Engl.)
- Božena Laglerová iDnes on March 3, 2009
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laglerová, Božena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lagler, Božena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-Bohemian pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1941 |
| Place of death | Prague |