(corresponding article on Robert Thelen is at German Wikipedia -->deutsch)

Robert Thelen (23 March 1884, Nürnberg – 23 February 1968, Berlin) was a German aviation pioneer and designer.

He was a chief designer of Albatros Flugzeugwerke, responsible among other for Albatros C.I design.

[1] He was the first person to give flying lessons to Melli Beese, the first female German pilot.

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