Gheorghe Caranda

Gheorghe Caranda (April 21, 1884 – June 20, 1912) was a Romanian army officer and early aviator. He registered at Cotroceni Piloting School founded by George Valentin Bibescu in 1911, and earned his pilot license in 1912.[1]

Gheorghe Caranda
Born(1884-04-21)April 21, 1884
Iași, Romania
DiedJune 20, 1912(1912-06-20) (aged 28)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalityRomanian
OccupationArmy Officer
Known forfirst Romanian plane crash casualty
Obelisk in Bucharest commemorating Caranda's death

On June 20, 1912 he crashed his biplane and died on Cotroceni field in Bucharest, thus becoming the first Romanian airplane accident fatality.[2] The Farman III airplane was among those used at Chitila Piloting School,[2] and reportedly had a longitudinal stability problem, and in addition the engine was under-performing on the day of the accident.

Caranda received the Military Virtue Medal posthumously and his name is listed first on the Romanian Airmen Heroes Memorial[2] in Bucharest, before that of aircraft builder and pilot Aurel Vlaicu.

References
  1. Alexandru Gh. Savu (1980). The Army and the Romanian Society. Military Publishing House. p. 274.
  2. Balotescu, Nicolae; et al. (1984). Istoria Aviației Române (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică. pp. 74–76.
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