Gunther Plüschow
German explorer (1886-1931) · Germany · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 44
Gunther Plüschow was a German aviator, aerial explorer, and author from Munich, Bavaria. His feats include the only escape by a German prisoner of war in either world war from Britain back to Germany; he was the first man to explore and film Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia from the air.
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Gunther Plüschow in 1927
Plüschow's seaplane, Heinkel HD 24 Tsingtau
Plüschow's expedition ship Feuerland of 1928 at the Atlantic Ocean
Plüschow with his son, shortly before his fatal crash![Funeral procession at Parkfriedhof [cemetery] Berlin-Lichterfelde](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-11702%2C_Berlin-Lichterfelde%2C_Beisetzung_G%C3%BCnther_Pl%C3%BCschows.jpg/500px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-11702%2C_Berlin-Lichterfelde%2C_Beisetzung_G%C3%BCnther_Pl%C3%BCschows.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Funeral procession at Parkfriedhof [cemetery] Berlin-Lichterfelde
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Plüschow Memorial at Argentino Lake (Patagonia) ca. 2010Awards
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He was killed on a second aerial expedition to Patagonia in 1931. As an aviator and explorer, he is honoured as a hero by the Argentine Air Force to this day.
