J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche biographique n° 423

Activité(s)	Pilote & Constructeur
Biographie	January 4, 1919 - Born, in Aluksne (Latvia). Received his early education in Aluksne, advanced education continued in Liepaja. 1932 - at age 13, he is already building and flying contest-winning model airplanes. 1934 - as an early sign of his design and construction talent, he designed and built his own canoe. 1935 - Member of the Liepaja 121st Aviation Scouts, where he built competition flying models. April 19, 1936 - wins the distance category at the first Latvian nationwide model aircraft competition with a flight of 263 metres. Graduated from the Liepajas Valsts Technikums Member of the Aizsargu Aviacija. (Rank: Sargeant) Leader of the 87th Pioneer aviators club (Tosmare, Liepaja), of which he was once a founding member. Built two gliders - Gaigalina and Spriditis. At the time of his death, he was beginning work on a powered aircraft design. June 30, 1938 - Graduated from the Liepaja flight school with his pilot's license. October 15, 1938 - Died, in a plane crash, near Liepaja.
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Planeurs associés	Bekmanis Gaigalina Bekmanis Spriditis
Liens sur la Toile	Latvian Aviation (dernière visite du site : 2014-10-17 CL)

Fiche n° 423 [Dernière mise à jour : 2014-10-16]