Emil Monz
Emil Monz (* before 1900 in Stuttgart ; † February 18, 1921 ) was a German pilot .
Life
During the First World War , Monz was used as a reconnaissance aircraft. After the end of the war, Monz found a job as a pilot at Junkers & Co. in 1919. In May of that year, he was issued with the number 22 air traffic permit. He flew the Dessau - Weimar route . Monz carried out the first flight of the Junkers F 13 on June 25, 1919 . On September 13, 1919 he set an unofficial world record in altitude with an F 13 ("Annelise") occupied by eight people.
On behalf of Junkers, Monz worked for Larsen in the USA in 1920 and also set various records here with the F13. He set a speed record of 210 km / h on the Atlantic City - Philadelphia route .
When he returned to Germany, Junkers employed him as a pilot for the East German country workshops . With an F 13 (D-128) he crashed on February 18, 1921 near Lauenburg in a snow storm .
Honor
In Magdeburg a street was named Monzstrasse in his honor for a time . In Dessau a street in the new residential area "Große Lobenbreite" was named Emil-Monz-Straße.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Junkers F 13 (1919). In: History of powered flight. EADS, accessed on June 15, 2009 : "The first prototype completed its maiden flight on June 25, 1919 in Dessau with works pilot Emil Monz at the wheel"
- ↑ List of work numbers of the Junkers F 13. (No longer available online.) In: ju-f13.de. Angelika Hofmann, archived from the original on August 30, 2009 ; accessed on June 15, 2009 : “Accident on February 18, 1921 near Lauenburg; Monz and Kretschmar dead, plane destroyed "
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monz, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1921 |
| Place of death | near Lauenburg |