Doru Davidovici

Doru Davidovici (; July 6, 1945 – April 20, 1989), was a Romanian aviator and writer. Born in a Romanian-Jewish family, Doru Davidovici became one of the most loved Romanian fiction writers in the 1980s. During the communist years, his books gave an unusual sense of liberty and new horizons by describing the experience of flying, and the closeness it forged – both between pilots and between pilots and their machines. The plane is seen by Davidovici not simply as a machine that enables one to fly but as an actual character, with its own personality and almost with its own soul.

Biography Early life and military career Doru Filimon Davidovici was born on 6 July 1945 to Paul and Etti Davidovici. He attended the Higher School of Active Aviation Officers, graduating in 1967 with the rank of Lieutenant. He continued his studies at the Military Academy between 1977 and 1979. After he completed his conversion training on supersonic fighters, he was assigned to the 86th Fighter Aviation Regiment in 1984 where he flew on MiG-21 aircraft. Between 1981 and 1986, he served in various roles such as patrol commander, squadron commander, and inspector in the Military Aviation Command. From 1986 until his death in 1989, he worked as an instructor on the MiG-21. His works soon gained popularity, giving readers a sense of liberty by describing the experiences of flying and presenting new horizons, and in other works of his presenting UFOs and aliens.

Davidovici’s books about flight were popular with aviators. It was reported young pilots would ask for autographs on his books while at the Air Base, with him signing them right on the wing of his MiG-21 RFMM. The place where he crashed near the village of Perișoru is marked with a pile of boulders.

Davidovici was married to Agnes-Ruth, née Valentin, and had two children, Irina and Ștefan.