Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu

Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (13 May 1887 in Tecuci – 29 March 1929 in Bucharest) was the first woman aviator in Romania.^[1]

Her first flight occurred in 1912, accompanied by her horse riding instructor , and her no 1591^[2] license was achieved from the International Aeronautical Federation, in 1914, in France.

Gallery[]

Photocopy of aviator license of Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, 22 January 1914
Portrait Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu

Bibliography[]

Firoiu, V., Amazoanele cerului (Sky Amazons), Albatros Publishing House, Bucharest, 1980

References[]

^ Marcu, George (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009
^ "Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu – Enciclopedia României – prima enciclopedie online despre România" (in Romanian). Enciclopediaromaniei.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[1] Marcu, George (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009

[2] "Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu – Enciclopedia României – prima enciclopedie online despre România" (in Romanian). Enciclopediaromaniei.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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