Apologies for the misspelling, but anybody who has read much aviation history certainly knows of Ms Reitsch's accomplishments as a pilot, and slight build. Her unpleasant politics should not diminish her significance as a pilot.
I don't have current statistics to hand, but German microlight fatalities used to be around twice the UK per flying hour. Both have got much better over the last decade - but I don't know in what proportions.
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