"CH-Wolf, when and where were you born?
Wolfgang Falck- I was born 19 August 1910 in Berlin.
CH- Tell us about your youth, and about your family.
Wolfgang Falck- My family came from West Prussia in Danzig, which is now Gdansk, Poland. My mother was from Bremen and she married my father who was from Prussia, and he was a pastor. My sister Ilsa was born there on 7 February 1898. My sister Irmgard was born on 19 July 1904. They both married officers and had children, but they have both been deceased for many years.
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CH- How about your education Wolfgang; what was it like?
Wolfgang Falck- From 1917 to 1931 I was educated in the Realgymnasium at Berlin-Teptow and I passed the Abitur. I became a member of a flying group; some of us students who, under the watchful eye and control of a teacher built and flew models of gliders. Since we were living in Berlin I visited all of the air shows in the area, including airports where I admired and studied the different types of aircraft.
CH- How did you become a pilot?
Wolfgang Falck- That is quite a long story. On 1 April 1931 to March 1932 I was at the German
