Carl Cederström
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Friherre
Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish
aviator, often nicknamed "the flying Baron".
, and he was baptized in Stockholm
.
The first successful flight in Sweden was achieved by a French
aviator on 19 July 1909. Cederström received a French certificate for aviation in 1910 from the Blériot
flying school, to become the 74th pilot in France
and the first to receive a certificate issued in Sweden. He was followed by Henrik David Hamilton.
Also in 1910, the first Swedish-built aircraft, the Grasshopper, took flight. The plane was a modified Blériot XI
built in Landskrona
in southern Sweden by Hjalmar Nyrop and Oscar Ask.
In 1912 Cederström started a flight school with four military students at Malmen, near Linköping
. The following summer he left Malmen, and his hangars were taken over by the Swedish Army
. The former flight school became the first permanent base for Army aviators.
Cederström perished in an accident on 29 June 1918, as Carl Gustaf Krokstedt plane went down in the Gulf of Bothnia
.
Freiherr
The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
aviator, often nicknamed "the flying Baron".
Biography
Cederström was born to Anders Cederström and Maria Cecilia Wennerström in SödertäljeSödertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
, and he was baptized in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
The first successful flight in Sweden was achieved by a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aviator on 19 July 1909. Cederström received a French certificate for aviation in 1910 from the Blériot
Blériot Aéronautique
Blériot Aéronautique was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot. It also made a few cyclecars from 1921 to 1922.After Louis Blériot became famous for being the first to fly over the English Channel in 1909, he established an aircraft manufacturing company. This company really took...
flying school, to become the 74th pilot in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the first to receive a certificate issued in Sweden. He was followed by Henrik David Hamilton.
Also in 1910, the first Swedish-built aircraft, the Grasshopper, took flight. The plane was a modified Blériot XI
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...
built in Landskrona
Landskrona
Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...
in southern Sweden by Hjalmar Nyrop and Oscar Ask.
In 1912 Cederström started a flight school with four military students at Malmen, near Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
. The following summer he left Malmen, and his hangars were taken over by the Swedish Army
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...
. The former flight school became the first permanent base for Army aviators.
Cederström perished in an accident on 29 June 1918, as Carl Gustaf Krokstedt plane went down in the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.-Name:...
.