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Lothar Sieber

Test pilot

Died when: 22 years 328 days (274 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Lothar Sieber

Lothar Sieber (7 April 1922 – 1 March 1945) was a German test pilot who was killed in the first vertical take-off manned rocket flight, in a Bachem Ba 349 "Natter".

Before he became a test pilot for Bachem, he piloted an Arado Ar 232 in highly risky sorties.Shortly before his flight, he had become engaged to Gertrud Naudit, a Luftwaffenhelfer.

Sieber had held the rank of second lieutenant but was demoted to private after an alcohol-related AWOL.Posthumuously he was promoted to Oberleutnant.

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