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HANNA REITSCH Scarce signature
(1912 – 1979) German pilot. Reitsch was the first woman to fly a helicopter, a rocket plane, and a jet fighter. She is also remembered as being a loyal confidant of Adolf Hitler, even landing a small plane in central Berlin in an attempt to extract Hitler only days before the city fell. 5.5 x 3.75 in. b/w, Reitsch poses in her pilot gear in a field filled with aircraft. Her faded blue ink signature appears at the bottom