Nelly Diener
Swiss flight attendant
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| Intro | Swiss flight attendant | |
| Known for | First European female flight attendant | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| was | Flight attendant | |
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| Birth | 5 February 1912 | |
| Death | 27 July 1934Wurmlingen, Germany (aged 22 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Nelly Hedwig Diener (5 February 1912 – 27 July 1934) was the first European female flight attendant.
Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934 and became known as the "Engel der Lüfte" ("Angel of the Skies" in English). Diener died in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident. Three crew members and nine passengers died.