Walter Mittelholzer

Profession: Aviation Pioneer and Photographer

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Biography: Walter Mittelholzer was a Swiss aviation pioneer, who first earned his pilot's license in 1917. He then founded a photography and passenger flight business, which would after later mergers go on to become Swissair.

Mittelholzer was the first pilot to complete a north-south flight across the whole of Africa, a feat which took him 77 days. He was also the first person to fly over Mount Kilimanjaro, and intended to fly over Mount Everest also in 1930.

Born: April 2, 1894
Birthplace: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Aries

Died: May 9, 1937 (aged 43)
Cause of Death: A climbing accident on an expedition in Styria, Austria