About Fadiko Gogitidze
Lived 1916 – 1940 (aged 23–24). Fadiko Gogitidze was an aircraft pilot.
Fadiko Gogitidze (; 1916 – 20 October 1940) was a Georgian pilot. She is recognized as the country's first female aviator.
Biography Fadiko Gogitidze was born in Kobuleti Municipality in 1916. The Tbilisi Flight School opened in 1934 and Gogitidze graduated from there in 1936, and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub.
Fadiko Gogitidze died while on undertaking a test flight in Batumi on 20 October 1940. She had a three month old daughter named Julieta.
Legacy There is a sculpture dedicated to her in a park in Batumi. It is an example of Soviet art, depicting a female pilot, with a small child at her feet admiring the airplane. A sculpture dedicated to Gogitidze was unveiled at the entrance to Batumi International Airport.
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Who was Fadiko Gogitidze?
The first Georgian woman pilot
When was Fadiko Gogitidze born?
Fadiko Gogitidze was born in 1916 in Kobuleti Municipality.
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Fadiko Gogitidze died on 20 October 1940 in Batumi.
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Fadiko Gogitidze was an aircraft pilot.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fadiko Gogitidze. https://biography.guide/fadiko-gogitidze/
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