Fritz Schindler (flying acrobat)
Fritz Schindler (born August 11, 1891 in Karlsruhe , † September 18, 1930 in Boeblingen ) was a German acrobat .
Life
During the Weimar Republic, Fritz Schindler worked as a technical manager for the company Schindler-Flug, which was founded in Böblingen and located in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1929 . In addition to scheduled flights, the company also offered "aerial acrobatics", which was particularly popular on the numerous flight days of the time. Fritz Schindler became known as an aerial acrobat, for example he performed at events in Baden-Baden, Bad Waldsee, Berlin, Böblingen, Mannheim, Riedlingen, Pforzheim and St. Moritz.
On September 18, 1930, Schindler and three other people involved, including Walter Spengler , were killed during a rehearsal for a new flight acrobatics act during a transfer maneuver at Böblingen Airport . They wanted to use a steel ladder to transfer from a flying machine to another aircraft at an altitude of around 300 to 400 meters. The trick succeeded. When Schindler had already climbed the fifth rung of the ladder, he saw the plane sag and tip over. Schindler jumped down from the ladder and pulled the rip cord of his parachute. The two planes collided. One of the crashing machines brushed Schindler's parachute and tore it apart. The tragic accident was captured in the film by the cameraman Albert Kling. The result was a general ban on aerial acrobatics in the German Reich .
He was engaged to the parachute pilot Hedy Schumann, whom he wanted to marry in 1930.
Individual evidence
- ↑ How Schindler died, in: Vossische Zeitung, morning edition, September 21, 1930, p. 6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schindler, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German flying acrobat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1930 |
| Place of death | Boeblingen |