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.
Military biography[]
Dobkevičius was a volunteer of the Lithuanian Army and the first officially recognised military pilot of the Lithuanian Air Force, Commander of Air Squadron in 1920. Dobkevičius participated as reconnaissance pilot in Lithuanian-Polish War, completing 24 combat missions.[1]
He was also known for his outstanding memory—contemporary sources say that at the dinner table he played one or two games of chess with any opponent without a board. Dobkevičius was one of the first football players in Lithuania, in 1922 playing for "Aviacija", an Air Force team.
Engineering career[]
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After retiring from military service in 1923, Dobkevičius studied at L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique in Paris, graduating in 1925 and becoming the first professional Lithuanian aircraft designer. Dobkevičius designed a line of aircraft Dobi: Dobi-I, Dobi-II and the fatal variant, Dobi-III.
Jurgis Dobkevičius was buried in Panemunė Cemetery.
References[]
- ^ Historic Lithuanian Aviators. Vilnius Airport: Vilnius Airport. 2011.
External links[]
- (in English)Short biography and photo
- (in Lithuanian)Article about Dobkevičius
- 1900 births
- 1926 deaths
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents
- Lithuanian aerospace engineers
- Lithuanian Army officers
- Lithuanian aviators
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Lithuania
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1926
- Lithuanian people stubs
- Aviation biography stubs