# Erich Warsitz

> Erich Karl Warsitz was a German test pilot of the 1930s. He held the rank of Flight-Captain in the Luftwaffe and was selected by the Reich Air Ministry as chief test pilot at Peenemünde West. He is remembered as the first person to fly an aircraft under liquid-fueled rocket power, the Heinkel He 176, on June 20, 1939 and also the first to fly an aircraft under turbojet power, the Heinkel He 178, on August 27 the same year.

*German aviator (1906-1983)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1906-10-18
- **Died:** 1983-07-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Еріх Варзіц](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D1%96%D1%85_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%86)
- [اريتش وارسيتز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2)
- [Erich Warsitz](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Warsitz)
- [Erich Warsitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Warsitz)
- [Erich Warsitz](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Warsitz)
- [Erich Warsitz](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Warsitz)
- [Erich Warsitz](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Warsitz)
- [Варзиц, Эрих](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%86%2C_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72850)

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