Manfred Strossenreuther
Manfred Strossenreuther (born February 16, 1948 in Hankensbüttel ; † March 29, 1986 in a plane crash in Speichersdorf ) was a German sports pilot and multiple world and European champion in aerobatics .
Life
Richard Strossenreuther, Manfred Strösenreuther's father, ran a flight school founded in 1963 in Speichersdorf . After training as a carpenter, Manfred Strossenreuther devoted himself to aviation. As early as 1972, he took part in the aerobatic world championship in Salon-de-Provence as a member of the German national team. In 1973 he won the Zadar Cup held in Yugoslavia and had further sensational successes from the late 70s to the mid 80s: multiple German champions, European and even world champions in aerobatics (1976 in the "known duty" in Kiev, 1978 in Budweis in the "Unknown Duty"). He achieved his sporting success first on a Pitts S-1 biplane and later on his Zlín Z-50 . In 1984 the singer Reinhard Mey acquired the license to perform aerobatics on powered aircraft from Manfred Strossenreuther.
For his sporting achievements he received the Silver Laurel Leaf from Federal President Walter Scheel .
accident
On Holy Saturday , March 29, 1986, while briefing another pilot on the Fuji FA 200 , Manfred Strossenreuther collided with a Cessna 150 that was practicing traffic laps in Speicherersdorf . The two small planes collided at a height of about 30 meters not far from the runway. All four aircraft occupants, both in the FA 200 and in the Cessna, were killed in the accident. Strossenreuther was the only one who survived the plane hitting the ground, but died a short time later from internal bleeding caused by his headset .
Today his flight school and a street named after him in Speichersdorf still reminds of the sport aviator. He left behind a wife and two daughters, the younger of whom was just under 4 months old when he crashed.
Placements at German championships
Manfred Strossenreuther achieved the following placements at German championships:
| year | place | space |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Fassberg | 1. |
| 1983 | Münster-Osnabrück | 1. |
| 1981 | Dams | 1. |
| 1979 | Pegnitz | 1. |
| 1977 | Schmidgaden | 2. |
| 1975 | Straubing | 1. |
| 1973 | Marl-Loemühle | 2. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website Freiwillige Feuerwehr Speichersdorf, deployments ( memento of the original from June 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 19, 2011
- ↑ a b Walter Wolfrum : Unknown duty . My memories as a fighter and stunt pilot 1923–2009. 2nd Edition. Twenty-nine six publishing house, Moosburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-9811615-4-0 , pp. 243 .
- ↑ Federal Archives: Federal President's Office, (term of office of Walter Scheel), Sports Awards: Award of the Silver Laurel Leaf Aktz. BArch B 122/18355
- ↑ Walter Wolfrum: Unknown duty. My memories as a fighter and stunt pilot 1923–2009. 2nd Edition. Twenty-nine six publishing house, Moosburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-9811615-4-0 , pp. 266f.
- ↑ Website of German Aerobatics, German Championships and Masters ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 13, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strossenreuther, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sports pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hankensbüttel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1986 |
| Place of death | Speicherersdorf |