Roland Rohlfs
Roland Rohlfs (born February 10, 1892 in Buffalo , New York , † March 22, 1974 ) was an American test pilot .
Rohlfs was the son of the furniture designer Charles Rohlfs and the crime writer Anna Katharine Rohlfs . His brother Sterling Rohlfs (born May 18, 1887 in Brooklyn , Kings, New York , † 1928 in Toluca ) was also a test pilot, he died in a plane crash in 1928.
In 1918 Roland Rohlfs tested a seaplane called the "Dunkirk Fighter" for the Curtiss Airplane Company . In 1919 he was the first to cross the 10,000 m height limit in the " Curtiss L-3 " three - decker and set a world record at 34,610 feet (with an outside temperature of −44 ° C ) .
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| SURNAME | Rohlfs, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American test pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1974 |