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In June 1978, Hanna Reitsch made her last big flight over the Alps. At the age of 66, she wanted to achieve one last personal best. Hanna Reitsch wanted to fly further than any other female glider pilot before her. This is the reconstruction of her last big flight for a TV portrait of Hanna Reitsch in September 2010. Cameraman flight shots: Jürgen Moors on board cameras: Fritz Erjautz ground camera: Franz Riess editing: Jürgen Moors glider pilot: Rupert Traussnigg gyrocopter pilot: Konrad Alles tow pilot: Alfred Neumann tow pilot: Patrick Strasser production manager: Andrea Minauf special thanks to Fritz Kalteis Michael Cencig Barbara Pletzer Kurt Graf Doogie Spät Gernot Grassl Cordula Oeltze Johann Irrenthaler Markus Kuscher Timmersdorf airfield Niederöblarn airfield Zell am See airfield Courtesy of METAFILM A MOORSFILM production © 2010 www.moorsfilm.at