Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Princess Anne of Löwenstein -Wertheim -Freudenberg ( born May 25, 1864 as Lady Anne Savile in Methley Park in Leeds ( GB), † September 2, 1927 in the Atlantic lost) was a British aviation pioneer. As the first woman they tried a few months after Charles Lindbergh to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from England to America.

Time of their lives supporting the enthusiastic amateur pilot the daring enterprises of the early aviators financially.

The wife of the German Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein -Wertheim -Freudenberg was already 63 years old when she started the experiment. First they wanted to fly itself, but dedicated short two pilots, Colonel Minchin and Capt. Leslie Hamilton. On August 31, 1927 launched the single-engine Fokker of Upavon in England. After the start was no sign of life from that of their team and Princess.

Links ( images )

• Site of St. Raphael 's Church in Kingston -upon -Thames with photo of grave stone
• Photo of Princess ( and Leslie Hamilton ) at the King 's Cup in July 1923
• The Princess on May 21, 1914, her co-pilot in the cockpit before crossing the English Channel
• The princess in the air over Hendon during their Channel flight
• Flight Princess with her flight instructor Baumann from the Beatty Flight School

• Pilot
• Briton
• German
• Born in 1864
• Died in 1927
• Woman
• Löwenstein -Wertheim