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'') Robert Thelen (23 March 1884, Nürnberg - 23 February 1968, Berlin) was a German aviation pioneer and designer. He was a chief designer of

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, responsible among other for

Albatros C.I The Albatros C.I, (post-war company designations L.6 & L.7), was the first of the successful C-series of two-seat general-purpose biplanes built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke during World War I. Based on the unarmed Albatros B.II, the C.I reversed ...

design. He was the first person to give flying lessons to Melli Beese, the first female German pilot.

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EarlyAviators.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thelen, Robert 1884 births 1968 deaths Aircraft designers German aerospace engineers Engineers from Nuremberg