Karl Plauth
Karl Plauth (born August 27, 1896 in Kaiserslautern , † November 1, 1927 in Dessau ) was a German pilot .
Life
Plauth was born the son of the district court director Wilhelm Plauth . In July 1914 he passed the Abitur at the Herzog-Wolfgang-Gymnasium .
He entered the military at the beginning of the war and became a flag junior with the 1st Alsatian Pioneer Battalion in Strasbourg . On March 22, 1915, he was promoted to officer. From December 1917 until the end of the war he was a fighter pilot , first with the Fliegerabteilung (A) 204, then with the Jagdstaffel 20. He achieved 16 aerial victories and on October 1, 1918 became leader of the Jagdstaffel 51. On July 13, 1918 he became he was wounded in an emergency landing required after a dogfight .
In 1919 he took up a degree in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt and became involved in the academic flying group . He played a key role in the design of the D 8 “Charlemagne” glider , the design of which was also his thesis.
On March 20, 1920, he retired from military service as a first lieutenant . He married in August of the same year.
From June to August 1921 he participated in the construction of two gliders by the academic flying group. In December 1922 he passed his examination to become a qualified engineer .
On March 6, 1923 he took up a position at the aircraft manufacturer Junkers Flugzeugwerk AG in its development group in the design office. From 1925 Plauth worked in the main office at Hugo Junkers and as a works pilot. In May of this year he took part in the Germany flight with the Junkers T 26 .
On November 1, 1927, Plauth had a fatal accident when his Junkers A 32 crashed during an aerobatic exercise in Dessau.
Honor
The city of Magdeburg had temporarily named a street as Plauthstraße in his honor.
Individual evidence
- ^ Marton Szigeti: Junkers J 48. Two-seater hunting vehicle. In: Classics of Aviation No. 8/2018, p. 20
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plauth, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaiserslautern |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1927 |
| Place of death | Dessau |