Hans-Werner Grosse

Hans- Werner Grosse ( born November 29, 1922 in Świnoujście ) is a German glider pilot.

Hans- Werner Grosse was trained at the age of 16 years to the pilot. During the Second World War, he flew torpedo operations in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic. After the war he was based in Lübeck, where he worked in the textile trade.

Hans- Werner Grosse has made in his record flight on 25 April 1972, an ASW 12 over a distance of 1460.8 km from Lübeck to Biarritz in the gliding history. After starting in Lübeck and eleven and a half hour flight, he landed in south-west France Biarritz. This record has existed for more than 40 years. But it is not his only success by far. With a total of 50 previously - gliding world records also include a 2nd place at the World Cup 1970 to do so.

For his 75th birthday, Hans- Werner Grosse was appointed by the German national gliding FAI classes honorary member due to his outstanding athletic performance glider. The deed to this unprecedented appointment over, the then President of the International Gliding Commission and director of the World Gliding Championships 1999 in Bayreuth, Professor Peter Ryder, at the birthday party on 29 November 1997. Furthermore, Hans- Werner Grosse also an honorary member of the German Aero Club and the main initiator of the eta project. He himself owns the first copy of the previous top-performing glider with which he reached the third place in the open class in May 2009 Lüsse Cup.

His commitment to the gliding proves the establishment of the project "Youth promoting measures Ost". It turns Hans- Werner Grosse be high performance sailplane ASH 25 young fliers into clubs in the new federal states, with the aim to enable the young to fly him with a normally inaccessible modern gadget available.

Since it is still not succeeded after 40 years to break his record of 1972 in Europe, Hans -Werner Grosse has awarded a prize for the pilot of this creates on European ground.