About Gheorghe Caranda
Lived 1884 – 1912 (aged 28). Gheorghe Caranda was a Romanian aircraft pilot and military officer.
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.
On June 20, 1912 he crashed his biplane and died on Cotroceni field in Bucharest, thus becoming the first Romanian airplane accident fatality. The Farman III airplane was among those used at Chitila Piloting School, 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 in Bucharest, before that of aircraft builder and pilot Aurel Vlaicu.
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Who was Gheorghe Caranda?
Romanian aviator
When was Gheorghe Caranda born?
Gheorghe Caranda was born on 21 April 1884 in Iași.
When did Gheorghe Caranda die?
Gheorghe Caranda died on 20 June 1912 in Bucharest.
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Gheorghe Caranda was an aircraft pilot and military officer.
What nationality was Gheorghe Caranda?
Gheorghe Caranda was Romanian.
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