Nadia Russo
Encyclopedia
Nadia Russo-Bossie (June 17, 1901, Tver
— January 22, 1988, Bucharest
) was a pioneering aviatrix
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, 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.
Tver
Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
— January 22, 1988, Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
) was a pioneering aviatrix
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
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Biography
In 1936, Nadia Russo, from ChişinăuChisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, was one of the first women from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
to obtain a flying licence. In 1937, she bought her Bücker Bü 131
Bücker Bü 131
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgeman, Leonard. “The Bücker Bü 131B “Jungmann”.” Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0....
, 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 FinanciarZiarul FinanciarZiarul Financiar is a daily financial newspaper published in Bucharest, Romania. Aside from business information, it features sections focusing on careers and properties, as well as a special Sunday newspaper...
- Escadrila Albă, lectură pe situl personal al lui Paul GomaPaul GomaPaul Goma is a Romanian writer, also known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989. Forced into exile by the communist authorities, he became a political refugee and currently resides in France as a stateless person...
, extras din lucrarea lui Daniel Focsa, Escadrila Alba. O istorie subiectiva, prefata de Neagu Djuvara, Bucuresti, 2008.