Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German aviator
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Place of Birth: Warthausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen
- Friedrich Karl Richard Paul August Freiherr Koenig von und zu Warthausen (2 April 1906–15 December 1986) was a German aviator who made the first solo flight around the world in 1928–1929.
- His flight took him eastwards from Berlin to Moscow, then to the Persian Gulf, across northern India and to Siam.
- He travelled mostly by ship to China and Japan, then across the Pacific Ocean.
- After flying across the United States, he again took a ship back to Europe, ending his flight in Hanover after 15 months.
- For this feat he was awarded the Hindenburg Cup.
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