VIDEO: Hanna Reitsch, The First Woman Astronaut and Test Pilot, Part One
Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 - 24 August 1979) was a German aviatrix who was once Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, and was the only woman awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the Luftwaffe Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds during World War II.
For more information, see: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Reitsch
