Oskar Pflaumer

Background

Oskar was born on December 17, 1898, in Rauenberg, Baden, Germany.

Career

During the First World War he served as a volunteer with the naval aviators. He studied electrical engineering and worked from 1936 until 1945 in the Air Force engineering corps, lastly in the rank of Flieger-Oberstabsingenieur. In the air sport he was already active in various associations in 1920 and focused primarily on the technical aspects of aviation.

However, his real work did not begin until after the end of World War II, when he devoted himself to rebuilding civil aviation in Germany. He first became a technical advisor to the Baden-Württemberg Air Sports Association (BWLV), then chairman of the technical committee of the German Aviation Club (DAeC). He was responsible for the technical management and the training of technical staff in General Aviation. At the same time he wrote for the aviation magazines "Der Adler" and "Deutscher Aerokurier", and published artcles in aviation books. For many years (1958 – 1965) he was also editor of „Der Adler”.

Until his retirement, he was in charge of the civil aircraft testing facility in Baden Württemberg, where he introduced major innovations for the technical testing of civil aircraft in Germany. Consequently, he was honored for his services with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1964. He has received many awards, badges and medals for his services. He became an honorary member of the aviation clubs he worked for.

Connections

He married Anita Fründt (1905-2001) in Berlin in 1932. They were happily married and celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 1992 in Herrenberg. He had two sons Peter Oskar and Hanns-Joachim.

References

• Oskar Pflaumer -2008- Biographacial article in the Herrenberg local newspaper "Gäubote", April, 2, 2008, page 14: Gäubote-Serie "Geschichten aus der Geschichte: Der Herrenberger Oskar Pflaumer revolutionierte das Prüfwesen in Deutschland".
• Oskar Pflaumer -1974- Biographical article in the German aviation magazine "Deutscher Aerokurier", February 1974, Vol. 2, p. 111, on the occasion of his 75th birthday reception in the town hall of Herrenberg.
• Pflaumer, O. (1960): Der Eigenbau von Flug- und Bodengerät im Deutschen Aero-Club, Vortrag: 8. OSTIV-Kongress, Köln, Juni 1960, (Schweizer Aero Revue 1961/1).
• Pflaumer, O. (1961): Neuere Motor-Sportflugzeuge in Wort und Bild, in: Starten und Fliegen- Das Buch der Luftfahrt und Flugtechnik Band VI, herausgegeben von Otto Fuchs, Wolfgang von Cronau, Hans-Joachim Luz und Eugen Sänger, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 1961.
• Pflaumer, O. (1967): Die Instandhaltung von Sport- und Reise-Luftfahrzeugen | SpringerLink in: Winter, H, Fertigungstechnik von Luft- und Raumfahrzeugen, Springer-Verlag, Berlin — Heidelberg 1967, 284-296, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-92956-4_16.
• Pflaumer, O. (1972): Luftfahrttechnik, in: Brütting, G, Handbuch für den Motorflieger, 3. Aufl., Stuttgart (Franckh) 1972, 17-18, 91-168; includes a short biography on p. 17-18.
• Pflaumer, O. (1950-1980): Aviation Articles, Numerous articles on glider and powered flight in the German aviation magazines "Der Adler" and "Deutscher Aerokurier".