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Wilhelm "Willy" Neuenhofen (24 April 1897 – 24 January 1936) was a Germanpilot.
His career as a pilot began with the German military in the First World War, where he became a Flying Ace, obtaining 15 air victories.
On 26 May 1929 Neuenhofen set a world altitude record of 12,739 m (41,795 ft) flying a Junkers W 34 be/b3e
He was killed in 1936 whilst on a test flight in a Junkers Ju 87.
Neuenhofen in his flight suit that he used to set the world altitude record on May 26, 1929