Nadia Russo | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 June 1901 Tver, Russia |
| Died |
22 January 1988 (aged 86) Bucharest |
| Parents | Evgheni Brjozovski |
Nadia (Nadejda) Russo-Bossie (17 June 1901, — 22 January 1988) was a pioneering Romanian aviatrix.
Biography[]
Born in Tver, in 1936, Nadia Russo, from Chişinău, was one of the first Romanian women to obtain a flying license. In 1937, she obtained a Bücker Bü 131. Half of the purchase price was paid for by the Romanian Ministry of Air and the other half by public subscription in Chişinău. She died in Bucharest in 1988.
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 Financiar
- Escadrila Albă, lectură pe situl personal al lui Paul Goma, extras din lucrarea lui Daniel Focsa, Escadrila Alba. O istorie subiectiva, prefata de Neagu Djuvara, Bucuresti, 2008.
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