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Gheorghe Mihăilescu
Gheorghe Mihăilescu (2 February 1888 – Unknown) was a Romanian World War I pilot, credited with four victories by Romanian standards and eight including shared ones. Early life Gheorghe Mihăilescu was born on 2 February 1888 in Alexandria, Teleorman County. He attended the Military School of Artillery, Engineering and Navy, receiving the rank of '' Sublocotenent'' (Slt.) on 1 July 1908. He attended the Piloting School of the National Air League (), obtaining pilot license no.19 on 11 October 1913. Military career During the Second Balkan War, he flew with Section II of Aviation (), commanded by Captain (Cpt.) George Valentin Bibescu, executing a number of missions. In the summer of 1914, during the visit of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, he flew over the Imperial ship together with , Andrei Popovici, Alexandru Sturdza, and Poly Vacas and put up a show for the Tsar. Before the war, he also served as an instructor at the Băneasa Flight School, and on 1 July 1916, he was promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria, Romania
Alexandria () is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border, and has over 40,000 inhabitants. The 44th parallel north passes just north of the city. Geography Alexandria is situated in the middle of the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Vedea, Vedea River. It is located in the central part of Teleorman County, at a distance of from Giurgiu and from Bucharest. The city is traversed by the Roads in Romania, national road DN6, which links Bucharest to the Banat region in western Romania; the road is part of European route European route E70, E70. The Alexandria train station serves the Căile Ferate Române, CFR Căile Ferate Române Line 900, Line 909, with service towards Roșiorii de Vede (to the northwest) and Zimnicea (to the south, on the Danube). History Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru II Ghica, Alexandru D. Ghica, List of rulers of Wallachia, Prince of Wallachia fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |