Elisabeth Friske

Elisabeth Friske
Friske in 1971 on the day of the crash of Paninternational Flight 112.
Born1939/1940
Died31 May 1987 (aged 47)
Lübeck, West Germany
Cause of deathAviation accident
NationalityGerman
OccupationPilot
SpouseGerd Friske
ChildrenErhard Friske

Elisabeth Friske (1939/1940 – 31 May 1987) was a West German commercial airline pilot. She was the first female commercial airline pilot in West Germany, and one of the first women to fly commercially anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.

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