Hermann Schreiber

Hermann Schreiber (11 November 1909 – 12 April 2003) specifically on September 6 or 7. Thomas Lippert of the Journal of Sports Philately stated the flight was on August 4, 1933. The flight, which took 5 hours and 47 minutes, began in Thun and finished in Bellinzona. He also competed in the demonstration event of gliding at that same Games.

On August 6, 1937, Schreiber crossed the Alps again in a glider, which is considered the first complete crossing, as Schreiber's first flight had begun at 3,650 metres altitude. Schreiber was the 1937 Swiss champion in gliding and set multiple national records in continuous flight.

Schreiber worked as a military pilot, flight instructor and air crash investigation expert. In the 1960s, he became a bush pilot and worked for relief organizations around the world. In 1976, his family left him because they could not cope with his lifestyle. His daughter Sabine (1962–2012) was a renowned historian and feminist.