BERLIN TO ST. PETERSBURG

BERLIN TO ST. PETERSBURG FLIGHT, 1912 Courtesy of Rene Hackstetter

Hackstetter, Navigator & Abramovitch, Pilot Hackstetter in cap, Abramovitch in Goggles & Helmet Courtesy of Rene Hackstetter

THE RUSSIAN FLIGHT, 1912 Via Email From Jean-Pierre Lauwers November 30, 2002      The pilot of the plane was named Abramovitch. He was born in Petersburg, Russia and was the Chief Pilot at the Wright GmbH factories. Karl Hackstetter was his navigator on the flight.      They started from Berlin-Adlershof, essentially the same airfield as Berlin-Johannisthal. Johannisthal is left of field and Adlershof is at right of the field and at right side you had the Wright GMBH Factories!      They started from Berlin at 4 am on July 14, 1912 . They arrived in Saint Petersburg on August 6, 1912, at 7 pm! The elapsed flight time was 19 h 30' and they covered some 1.500 km. The major problems were mechanical ones, motor failures, although there were reports of some wing damages!

 

A FORCED LANDING IN WÄLDERN Engine breakdown in Russia, Twenty-four days from Berlin (Johannisthal) to St. Petersburg (Gatchina) Courtesy of Rene Hackstetter

 

HACKSTETTER & FRIENDS IN RUSSIA Abramovitch, Hackstetter and members of the Russian Aero Club Courtesy of Rene Hackstetter

 

BERLIN TO ST. PETERSBURG FLIGHT, 1912 Courtesy of Rene Hackstetter, 7-17-08

 

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