Nelly Diener

Nelly Hedwig Diener (5 February 1912 – 27 July 1934) was a Swiss flight attendant. She was the first female flight attendant in Europe.

Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934 and became known as the ("Angel of the Skies"). She died in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident, along with the other two crew members and nine passengers.

See also

• Heinrich Kubis, the first flight attendant of either gender
• Ellen Church, the first female flight attendant

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