Robert Kronfeld

Squadron Leader Robert Kronfeld, AFC, (5 May 1904 – 12 February 1948) was an Austrian-born gliding champion and sailplane designer of the 1920s and 30s. He became a British subject and an RAF test pilot. He was killed testing a glider in 1948.

Read more about Robert Kronfeld:  Early Life, Gliding, Exile, Aircraft Tested, Memory and Legacy

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