Nadia Russo

Nadia Russo

Born	June 17, 1901(1901-06-17) Tver, Russia
Died	January 22, 1988(1988-01-22) (aged 86) Bucharest
Parents	Evgheni Brjozovski

Nadia (Nadejda) Russo-Bossie (June 17, 1901, Tver — January 22, 1988, Bucharest) was a pioneering aviatrix.

Biography

In 1936, Nadia Russo, from Chişinău, was one of the first women from Romania to obtain a flying licence. In 1937, she bought her Bücker Bü 131, half of price was paid by the Romanian Ministry of Air and the other half by public subscription in Chişinău.

Awards

Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautica de război, cu spade, clasa Crucea de aur (1941)
Ordinul Vulturul German, clasa a III (1942)
Crucea Regina Maria, clasa a III-a (1943)

External links

Daniel Focsa, Nadia Russo-Bossie (I): Între artă şi zbor, articol din Ziarul Financiar
Escadrila Albă, lectură pe situl personal al lui Paul Goma, extras din lucrarea lui Daniel Focsa, Escadrila Alba. O istorie subiectiva, prefata de Neagu Djuvara, Bucuresti, 2008.

Persondata
Name	Russo, Nadia
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Date of birth	June 17, 1901
Place of birth	Tver, Russia
Date of death	January 22, 1988
Place of death	Bucharest