Vecihi Hürkuş
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 55 years ago |
Date of birth | January 6,1896 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Istanbul |
Date of died | July 16,1969 |
Died | Gulhane Egitim Ve Araştirma Hastanesi |
Ankara | |
Nationality | Turkish |
Spouse | Hadiye Hürkuş |
Place of burial | Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara |
Children | Hürkuş Şarman |
Hürkus Maxson | |
Ülgen-Hürkuş | |
Education | Tayyare Mektebi |
Parents | Zeliha Niyir Hanım |
Feham Bey | |
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ID | 723209 |
Vecihi Hürkuş Life story
Vecihi Hürkuş was a Turkish fighter pilot, aviation engineer and aviation pioneer. He built Turkey's first aircraft, the Vecihi K-VI, and founded the first civil flight school of the nation. Born in Istanbul, Hürkuş graduated from the Tophane Art School and later joined the Ottoman Army in the Balkan Wars in 1912.