Jurgis Dobkevicius
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Jurgis Dobkevičius was a Lithuania
n aviator and aircraft designer
n Army and first officially recognised military pilot of Lithuanian Air Force, Commander of Air Squadron in 1920. He's known for outstanding memory—contemporary sources say, that he at the dinner table played one or two games of chess with any opponent without a board. Dobkevičius participated as reconnaissance pilot in Lithuanian-Polish War. After retiring from military service in 1923, Dobkevičius has studied at L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique in Paris
, graduating in 1925 and becoming first professional Lithuanian aircraft designer. Dobkevičius has designed a line of aircraft Dobi: Dobi-I
, Dobi-II
and the fatal variant, Dobi-III
.
Jurgis Dobkevičius was buried in Panemunė
Cemetery.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n aviator and aircraft designer
Military biography
Dobkevičius was a volunteer of LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n Army and first officially recognised military pilot of Lithuanian Air Force, Commander of Air Squadron in 1920. He's known for outstanding memory—contemporary sources say, that he at the dinner table played one or two games of chess with any opponent without a board. Dobkevičius participated as reconnaissance pilot in Lithuanian-Polish War. After retiring from military service in 1923, Dobkevičius has studied at L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, graduating in 1925 and becoming first professional Lithuanian aircraft designer. Dobkevičius has designed a line of aircraft Dobi: Dobi-I
Dobi-I
Dobi-I is a plane designed by Lithuanian aviator Jurgis Dobkevičius and first airplane of Lithuanian design . Jurgis Dobkevičius started designing and building Dobi-I in 1921, and it was first tested by designer in July 1922. Soon new models Dobi-II, and Dobi-III followed.Single prototype of Dobi-I...
, Dobi-II
Dobi-II
Dobi-II is a second plane from Dobi line of aircraft designed by Lithuanian aviator Jurgis Dobkevičius in 1922, tested in October 1923. After two landing accidents plans for mass production of Dobi-II were abandoned.-Specifications:...
and the fatal variant, Dobi-III
Dobi-III
Dobi-III is the third and the last plane from Dobi line of aircraft designed by Lithuanian aviator Jurgis Dobkevičius. Fighter Dobi-III was designed and tested in 1924. On June 8, 1926 it crashed at Kaunas Aerodrome killing its designer.-Specifications:...
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Jurgis Dobkevičius was buried in Panemunė
Panemune
Panemunė is the smallest city in Lithuania. It is situated on the banks of the Neman River opposite Sovetsk, south from Pagėgiai, in Tauragė County...
Cemetery.