Life and career
Margarete von Etzdorf, known as Marga, was born on 1 August 1907 and died on 28 May 1933.
Literature
Marga von Etzdorf
The first woman hired to fly for an airline and the first woman to fly solo across Siberia, travelling from Germany to Tokyo
Marga von Etzdorf was a German pilot known for two aviation firsts. Born in 1907, she died in 1933 and is buried at the Invalids' Cemetery in Berlin.
Worth knowing
First woman hired by an airline
Von Etzdorf was the first woman hired to fly for an airline.
Solo flight across Siberia
She was the first woman to fly solo across Siberia, travelling from Germany to Tokyo, Japan.
Burial place in Berlin
Marga von Etzdorf is buried at the Invalids' Cemetery in Berlin.
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Burial place
Invalidenfriedhof: Berlin Wall Remains
The pioneering German aviator is buried in the cemetery.
Burial place
Invalids' Cemetery
One of Berlin’s oldest cemeteries, traditionally associated with the Prussian Army. It is especially significant as a memorial to the German Wars of Liberation of 1813–15.
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