Walter Mackenthun

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Walter Mackenthun (2nd from left) with other pilots (1934)

Walter Mackenthun (born August 17, 1882 Berlin ; † 1948 ) was a German aviation pioneer and co-initiator of military aviation.

Life

His parents were the government builder Ernst Mackenthun (* July 17, 1844) and Anna Louise Stein (* February 14, 1853); his brother Friedbert (born July 13, 1878).

On March 7, 1911, he acquired his flight license (No. 72) at the Döberitz flying school and became a lieutenant. During the First World War, from 1914 to 1917 he was a captain and squadron leader of the Habsheim Combat Operations Command (renamed Jasta 15 in September 1916 ). From 1917 he and Egon von Rieben were managing directors of the Deutsche Luft-Reederei, founded on December 13, 1917 as a study company .

In mid-August 1918, Mackenthun and von Rieben tried in vain to persuade Hugo Junkers to enter into a manufacturing joint venture with the parent company AEG for the Junkers F 13 . Around 1926 he became editor of the "Luft-Magazin" and in 1929 head of the publishing house "Propaganda Mackenthun". From 1927 to 1939 he was also the managing director of the traditional aviation association of the Alte Adler . Before 1945 he was a member of the old IATA .

Works

  • The military plane. Explanation and use of the apparatus, the conduct of the troops ; Berlin 1911.

source

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ see Alexander Kauther, Paul Wirtz: Robert Thelen: An old eagle in Berlin-Johannisthal  : Issue 27 from the series of documents on the Johannisthal airfield 1909–1914, Grin Verlag Munich 2011, page 111
  2. ↑ Compare the information in the catalog of the German National Library
  3. ↑ http://www.ahnen.maierr.de/maierr/persons/d00/d00/d01/pa3.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ahnen.maierr.de  
  4. ↑ http://autoveteranen.de/flugzeug/piloten.html
  5. ↑ http://www.frontflieger.de/2-kek-habsheim.html
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 11, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ju-f13.de
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2007 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alteadler.de

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personal data
SURNAME Mackenthun, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aviation pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1882
DATE OF DEATH 1948