Peter Wilhelm Stahl
Peter Wilhelm Stahl (born March 7, 1913 in Lonsee , † December 27, 2001 in Wenzenbach ) was a German pilot and aviation author.
Life
Peter Wilhelm Stahl was born in Lonsee in 1913 as the son of a self-employed master craftsman. In 1928 he started gliding . After completing an apprenticeship as an electrical engineer , he worked from 1934 to 1937 as a technical employee in the aviation weather service in Stuttgart- Böblingen. During this time, Stahl completed training as a pilot as part of reservist courses.
From 1937 to 1945 he was employed as a civil pilot at the Reich Ministry of Aviation . Between 1939 and 1945 as a reservist pilot with Kampfgeschwader 30 and Kampfgeschwader 200 , most recently first lieutenant and squadron captain . He gained flying experience on all important types of aircraft at that time. His missions took place in particular on Junkers Ju 88 , which he later addressed in one of his books. After the Second World War, he first built an independent craft business.
After founding the Bundeswehr , he joined the newly founded Air Force . In 1970 he was retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel . He then worked as an aviation journalist and as a freelance consultant in aviation technology. As an author he appeared under the abbreviated name "PW Stahl".
In the 1970s and 1980s he passed on his extensive flight experience as a flight instructor at the German Alpine Sailing School Unterwössen / Chiemgau by training aspiring glider pilots.
He was a member of the "Traditionsgemeinschaft Alte Adler eV"
Flight to the North Cape
At the age of 65 years Peter Wilhelm Stahl flew with a small, only 48 kW strong motor glider , exclusively under visual flight conditions, of Unterwössen / Bavarian Alps to the North Cape and back, a total distance of 7,000 kilometers. He followed his own footsteps as a pilot in the KG 30 in World War II and, according to his own statement, contributed a little to the reconciliation with the former enemies.
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class
- Trophy of honor for special achievement in air warfare
- German cross in gold on June 9, 1942
Publications
- Fighters between the Arctic Ocean and the Sahara . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1972
- Secret Squadron KG 200 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1977
- From the Alps to the North Cape . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1985
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Wilhelm Stahl in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Traditionsgemeinschaft Alte Adler eV Homepage
- ↑ From the Alps to the North Cape . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1985
- ↑ http://www.ww2awards.com/person/27009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stahl, Peter Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pilot and aviation author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lonsee |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 2001 |
| Place of death | Wenzenbach |