AKA Helmoth Hirth, Jean Hoesli & Gordian Hoesli |
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Flugführerzeugnis erworben im März 1911 erreicht mit 2 Passag, eine Höhe von 4900 m. Anerkennung als Weltrekord durch die F.A.I. ist zu erwarten Pilot's license certification acquired in March 1911 reached with 2 Passag, a height of 4900 m. acknowledgment as world record by the F.A.I. is to be expected Collection of Rene Hackstetter, 4-22-05 |
Collection of Rene Hackstetter, 4-22-05 |
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The Daily Times Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 3, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 8-13-04 Gordian Hoesli, the aviator, died here early today of injuries received last evening in a fall from a monoplane. He was a trying out his machine, and was not more than ninety feet from the ground when he dropped. According to spectators, Hoesli was jarred out of his seat when he turned a curve rather sharply, lost his equilibrium and dived to earth. |
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Library of Congress Collection, 1-29-07 |
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Carried Passenger 330 Miles in an Aeroplane in 395 Minutes The Daily Times Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 11, 1912, Transcribed by Bob Davis - 8-13-04 The aeroplane race from Berlin to this city under the auspices of the Imperial Aviation society and the Austrian Aero club, started yesterday morning, was won by Helmoth Hirth, German, carrying as a passenger Lieut. Scheoller of the German army. Hirth with his companion covered the distance (330 miles) in a direct line in 395 minutes actual flying time. |
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"The achievements, which are determined until today, prove that the future of the airplanes is promiseful. 4360 meters height first lieutenant Blaschke, 746 kilometers reached covered in a flight Gobé, 11 hours remained Fourny in air and the speed of 166.8 kilometers continuously reached Bédrines in only one hour in Vienna. The last-enumerated maximum output are all of Frenchmen obtained, in Germany are we unfortunately still far back. Our best flier is Helmuth Hirth, that the flight Munich - Berlin made and on the excellent new Rumpler Eindecker winners became in the second German reliability flight on the upper Rhine and during the flight Berlin - Vienna. We Germans have to work however still much, until we will catch up the projections/leads of France. The Frenchmen are the opinion, flies are one only its nation reserved art, in addition, our compatriots achieved already hervoragende achievements." |
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Helmuth Hirth in front of his "alegrevilchen" Rumpler-Taube Collection of Rene Hackstetter, 4-22-05 |
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30.6.1911 |
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via email from Dave Lam, 2-20-05 Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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