then retired to a small farm in the south of Germany, rather than curry favour with the National Socialists. Köhl died in Munich in 1938 from a kidney disease that he had contracted during his flights. He was buried in Pfaffenhofen an der Roth. Tributes A German Luftwaffe Airbus A310 MRTT medevac aircraft and the Bundeswehr barracks of the Transporthubschrauber-Regiment 30 in Niederstetten are named after Hermann Köhl. There is also a street in Bremen, near the airport, that is named after him. A street in Massapequa Park, a suburb on Long Island, New York, is named after Köhl. The street was once home to Fitzmaurice Flying Park. References Literature External links 1888 births 1938 deaths People from Neu-Ulm Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) German World War I flying aces Luftstreitkräfte personnel Aviation pioneers People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Roman Catholics in the German Resistance World War I prisoners of war held by France Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) German prisoners of war in World War I German escapees Escapees from French detention Military personnel of Württemberg Transatlantic flight German aviation record holders Lufthansa people Deaths from kidney disease German Army personnel of World War I