CONSTANTIN FOTESCU

Constantin Fotescu Photo from: Realitatea Ilustrata (The Illustrated Reality), year XIII, no. 646, 6th of June, 1939 Edited by "Florin" The beginnings of the Romanian air force Courtesy of Aurelian Simionescu, 12-2-06

 

Constantin Fotescu - 1913 He was Captain and one of the first pilots in the world to perform military flights during a war. Photo from: Realitatea Ilustrata (The Illustrated Reality), year XIII, no. 646, 6th of June, 1939 Edited by "Florin" The beginnings of the Romanian air force Courtesy of Aurelian Simionescu, 12-2-06

 

General Constantin Fotescu June, 1939 Photo from: Realitatea Ilustrata (The Illustrated Reality), year XIII, no. 646, 6th of June, 1939 Edited by "Florin" The beginnings of the Romanian air force Courtesy of Aurelian Simionescu, 12-2-06

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Constantin Fotescu " +aviation, using the Google search engine, (12-8-06), you will find about 44 links, most of them in Romanian, but several in English.

WorldWar2.ro Forum The beginnings of the Romanian air force      This monumental article, which was submitted by "Florin" in the form of a series of messages on the forum, is perhaps the most important resource, in English, regarding the pioneer aviators of the Romanian Air Force, including Constantin Fotescu. You will find numerous photographs of other pioneers, along with a comprehensive review of their lives and careers. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.      You may want to use the FIND function on "Fotescu" to locate the several references to him which are scattered throughout the article. However, if time permits, I think you will want to read the whole, fascinating story. You will recognize that the three photographs on this webpage have come from his article.

 

George Valentin Bibescu, first Romanian airman      This page on the Aeroclubl Romaniei website is devoted primarily to a very comprehensive biography of George Bibescu. However, there are several mentions of Constantin Fotescu, who was active in those early days of Romanian aviation. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

I have no information as to the dates of his birth or his death.   If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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