Jan Jakobs Janssen
Jan Jakobs Janssen (born February 5, 1925 in Emden ; † April 13, 1970 at Großer Feldberg ) was a German pilot.
Life
Janssen founded the airline OLT (Ostfriesisches Lufttaxi, today OFD ) together with Martin Dekker in 1958 , based in Emden . On June 6, 1959, the airfield was put into operation. From 1962 Janssen ran the business alone. Janssen had a fatal accident on a business flight on April 13, 1970 near Frankfurt. The new access road to Emden Airport was named "Jan-J.-Janssen-Straße" in his honor.
Web links
- Ambulance transport - Jan Jakobs Janssen's first ambulance
- Lufthansa Cityline turns 60 (originates from the OLT)
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl-Dieter Seifert: From OLT to Lufthansa CityLine - 40 years in air traffic . Lufthansa CityLine GmbH, Cologne 1999, p. 25 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janssen, Jan Jakobs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1970 |
| Place of death | near Frankfurt am Main |