Türk pilot, mühendis ve müteşebbis Türk havacılık tarihinin en önemli isimlerinden biri olan Vecihi Hürkuş’un onuruna „Bir Tayyareci. ![]() Hadiye Hürkuş![]() Painted for Figurinistanbul. Regards Vecihi Hürkuş (1896-1969) is known as one of the greatest aviators in Turkey. After getting injured in battlefield in World War I, he returned to Istanbul and joined Aviation School. As he received his pilot certificate, he fought against Russian fighters. He served in many recon and bombing missions also shot down a Russian airplane during one of his flights. He is first Turkish pilot to shoot down an enemy airplane. Then he was taken prisoner by the Russians but succeeded in escaping from Nargin land to Iran by swimming. He came back to Istanbul in 1918 and joined to 9th combat aircraft squadron. After the war, he designed and also created a few aircraft despite many diffulties. He rented a lumber mill and produced his first airplane in there. He used Greek aircraft engines he had obtained during WWI for his designs. He founded the first Turkish civilian airlines -Hurkus Havayollari (Freebird Airlines) in 1954..(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) •. ![]() Contents • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Born in Constantinople, he fought during World War I. When he returned to he was injured. Subsequently, he joined Tayyare Mektebi, the Ottoman aviation school. Soon after receiving his pilot certificate he commenced bombing and reconnaissance missions against the Russians. In one of these he shot down a Russian airplane, becoming the first Turkish pilot to bring down an enemy aircraft. He was subsequently taken prisoner by the Russians but managed to escape from to Iran by swimming. Following his escape, he returned to Istanbul and joined the 9th combat aircraft squadron in 1918. ![]() İhsan Hürkuş![]() He designed a fighter airplane but could not finish the project due to the terms contained within the Ceasefire Agreement. During the he shot down a Greek airplane, and made the first and last flights of the war. After the war and despite many obstacles, he designed and built his first airplane and a few other aircraft inside a converted which he had rented for that purpose. He used aircraft engines he had acquired during World War I to power the planes he manufactured. Vecihi Hürkuş WikipediaHe adopted the surname Hürkuş ('Freebird') after the of 1934, and founded Hürkuş Havayollari (Freebird Airlines) in 1954. Monument to Vecihi Hürkuş in Kızıltoprak, Istanbul. • shoot down an enemy aircraft on the during, • fly a twin-engine aircraft (1917 - Caucasian Front - captured Russian ), • manufacture a propeller from scratch (1918 - Istanbul - captured from the Russians), • produce adhesive from to glue fabric to aircraft wings (), • first to land at Airfield during the Turkish War of Independence, occupying it single-handedly. This was considered to be the final flight of the war, • fly a passenger aircraft (1923 - - 9 passengers with an abandoned Italian ), • construct a military aircraft from scratch (1924 - Izmir - Vecihi K-VI, first flight - January 28, 1925), • build a speedboat (1930 -, Istanbul - Vecihi-SK-X), • build a civilian aircraft (1930 - Kadıköy - Vecihi K-XIV) • establish a civilian flying school (April 21, 1932 - V.S.T.M.
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