Ferdinand Schulz Jr. (18 December 1892 – 16 June 1929) was a German aviator and glider pilot who broke a contemporary record by gliding and staying aloft for 14 hours and 7 minutes.

Schulz was born in Pissau, East Prussia, the eldest child of school teacher Ferdinand and Rosi Scharnick.

Each time he returned to duty, was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class, with a personal formulation "for bravery in the face of the enemy.".

[citation needed] After the war ended, he returned to Pissau and then began working at a Catholic primary school in Jehlenz.

Made of broom handles, strips, sheet metal, wire and canvas, it gave the impression of being very primitive.

[citation needed] In autumn of 1925, a group of German pilots was invited to the 3rd All-Russian Gliding Competition, which took place from 1 to 10 October in Crimea.

In this glider, on October 2nd Schulz set a new world record in a long-distance flight in Crimea, lasting 12 hours and 6 minutes.

He could now personally supervise the expansion of the glider airfield in the Willenberg county, as well as continue to actively participate in international competitions.

One day in May 1928, a strong north-westerly wind was blowing at a speed of 14 m/sec., which lifted Schulz to a height of 650 m above sea level, he decided to visit Marienburg.

The inhabitants of Marienburg looked at him with amazement, when he suddenly appeared over the castle and the city, flying over it at a height of 150 m above sea level.

[citation needed] A month before Schulz's 36th birthday, on November 18, 1928, the residents of Marienburg erected a commemorative stone for their distinguished fellow citizen on the edge of the Marienburg-Willenberg glider airfield.

[citation needed] On June 16, 1929 Schulz crashed over the city of Stuhm along with Bruno Kaiser, while taking part in the ceremonial opening of a monument to those who fell in World War I.

On June 16, 2006, on the anniversary of Schulz's tragic death, a commemorative plaque was unveiled and placed in Malbork on the wall of the pilot's former home.