Wilhelm Neuenhofen

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| name = Wilhelm Neuenhofen

| image = Junkers W 34 be-b3e Willi Neuenhofen L'Aéronautique July,1929.jpg

| caption = Neuenhofen in his flight suit that he used to set the world altitude record on May 26, 1929

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1897|04|24}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1936|01|24|1897|04|24|df=y}}

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| birth_place = Munchen-Gladbach, Germany

| death_place = Dessau, Germany

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| nickname = Willy

| allegiance = Germany

| branch = Aviation

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| rank = Leutnant

| unit = FA 215, Jasta 27

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Wilhelm "Willy" Neuenhofen (24 April 1897 – 24 January 1936) was a German pilot.

His career as a pilot began with the German military in the First World War, where he became a Flying Ace, obtaining 15 air victories.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/neuenhofen.php |title=Wilhelm Neuenhofen |website=www.theaerodrome.com |access-date=23 January 2010}}

On 26 May 1929 Neuenhofen set a world altitude record of 12,739 m (41,795 ft) flying a Junkers W 34 be/b3e{{Cite web|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65549538/f487.item|title=L'Aéronautique|date=1929-07-01|website=Gallica|language=FR|access-date=2019-04-10}}

He was killed in 1936 whilst on a test flight in a Junkers Ju 87.