Gunther Plüschow

Pilot, Author

1886 – 1931

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Who was Gunther Plüschow?

Gunther Plüschow was a German aviator, aerial explorer and author from Munich, Bavaria. His feats include the only escape by a German prisoner of war in either world war from Britain back to Germany; he was the first man to explore and film Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia from the air. He was killed on a second aerial expedition to Patagonia in 1931. As an aviator and explorer, he is honoured as a hero by the Argentine Air Force to this day.

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Born
Feb 8, 1886
Munich
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Munich
Died
Jan 28, 1931
Tierra del Fuego

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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