NICOLAE COSTIN

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES from Chitila Piloting School Translation by Aurelian Simionescu, 9-27-07      "Nicolae Costin was born in Bessarabia (nowadays Republic of Moldova). He was a very skilled Farman airplane pilot. On March 20th, 1911 he made a demonstration flight from the Chitila airfield with a Henry Farman model 1910 airplane. On that occasion, he established a new national altitude record (850 m)."

 

ONLINE RESOURCES - 1 Suggested by Aurelian Simionescu, 9-27-07      There is an excellent article on the history of the Chitila Piloting School (in Romanian) at: Chitila Piloting School with numerous photographs and references to Negrescu, Vlaicu, Macri, Bibescu and Goliescu (featured on your website).      In the same article there are mentioned 2 early pilots: Robert Catargi and Nicolae Costin - unknown to me.

 

ONLINE RESOURCES - 2      If you search for "Nicolae Costin" +aviation, using Google, (10-3-07), you will find about nine links, of which several may be translated.

 

I have no information as to the dates of his birth or his death.

 

Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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