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Nelly Hedwig Diener (5 February[1] 1912 – 27 July 1934) was a Swiss flight attendant. She was the first female flight attendant in Europe.[2]
Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934 and became known as the Engel der Lüfte ("Angel of the Skies").[3] She died in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident, along with the other two crew members and nine passengers.[4]
See also
- Heinrich Kubis, the first flight attendant of either gender
- Ellen Church, the first female flight attendant
References
- ^ Marder, Pascale (2018). Nelly Diener. Engel der Lüfte. Zurich: Bilgerverlag. ISBN 978-3-03762-076-2.
- ^ "Ellen's plan B". Up. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "27 July 1934". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Galery". Nelly Diener, Stewardess. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Nelly Diener at Wikimedia Commons
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