Vecihi Hürkuş

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... Wikipedia

• Born:  January 6, 1896, Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
• Age at death:  73 years
• Died:  July 16, 1969, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
• Buried at:  Cebeci Asri Cemetery
• Allegiance:  Ottoman Empire, Turkey
• Service/branch:  Ottoman Aviation Squadrons, Turkish Air Force
• Rank:  First Sergeant
• Unit:  7th Airplane Company, 9th Airplane Company
• Battles/wars:  Balkan Wars, First World War, War of Independence
• Other work:  Member of the Turkish Aeronautical Association
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo