Jurgis Dobkevičius
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Jurgis Dobkevičius (born March 23, 1900 in Saint Petersburg, died testing his own construction airplane Dobi-III in a crash June 8, 1926 in Kaunas) was a Lithuanian aviator and aircraft designer
He was a volunteer of Lithuanian Army and first officially recognised military pilot of Lithuanian Air Force, Commander of Air Squadron in 1920. Participated in Lithuanian-Polish War.
After retiring from military service in 1923, Dobkevičius has studied at L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique in Paris, graduating in 1925 and becoming first professional Lithuanian aircraft designer.
Dobkevičius designed a line of aircraft Dobi: Dobi-I, Dobi-II and the fatal variant, Dobi-III.
He's also known for outstanding memory - contemporary sources say, that he at the dinner table played one or two games of chess with any opponent without a board.
Jurgis Dobkevičius was entombed in Panemunė Cemetery.
[edit] External links
- (English)Short biography and photo
- (Lithuanian)Article about Dobkevičius
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