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Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu

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Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (13 May 1887 in Tecuci – 29 March 1929 in Bucharest) was the first woman aviator in Romania.[1]

Her first flight occurred in 1912, accompanied by her horse riding instructor Mircea Zorileanu, and her no 1591[2] license was achieved from the International Aeronautical Federation, in 1914, in France.

Gallery

  • Photocopy of aviator license of Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, 22 January 1914
    Photocopy of aviator license of Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, 22 January 1914
  • Portrait Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu
    Portrait Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu

Bibliography

  • Firoiu, V., Amazoanele cerului (Sky Amazons), Albatros Publishing House, Bucharest, 1980

References

  1. ^ Marcu, George (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, Bucureşti, 2009
  2. ^ "Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu - Enciclopedia României - prima enciclopedie online despre România" (in Romanian). Enciclopediaromaniei.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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