Claim: Felix Kracht worked in France with state owned Nord Aviation and crossed the Alps in a performance glider he built himself in 1937.
Evidence: After the World War II, he went on to work in France with Nord Aviation before moving back to Germany to head Deutsche Airbus GmbH. Nord-Aviation (English: Northern Aviation) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. After graduating from the Technical University of Aachen, he put his theoretical knowledge into practice at the aeronautical association Flugwissenschaftliche Vereinigung Aachen (FVA) by building the performance glider FVA-10 "Rheinland". Kracht made a name for himself when in 1937 he crossed the Alps in this aircraft.