Margret Fusbahn
German aviator (1907–2001)
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Margret Fusbahn (née Billwiller, 1907 – 2001), was a German aviator. She flew in airshows, undertook long-haul flights from Europe to Africa and in 1930, she broke the international altitude record for light-aircraft when she reached 15,900 feet.[1][2][3]
Fusbahn's husband, Ludwig Werner Fusbahn, was also an aviator. The pair were nicknamed "the flying couple".[1] The marriage ended in divorce in 1938 and Margret Fusbahn left Switzerland. She died in Portugal in 2001 as Rosa Margareta Rodriguez.
The town of Sindelfingen has a street named after her: Margret Fusbahn Straße.