Contributions to a Short History of the Aeronautic School No. 1 from Mediaș During the 3th and 4th decades of the 20th Century Cover Image

Contribuții la un succint istoric privind Școala de Aeronautică nr. 1 Mediaș în deceniile III-V ale secolului al XX-lea
Contributions to a Short History of the Aeronautic School No. 1 from Mediaș During the 3th and 4th decades of the 20th Century

Author(s): Daniela-Stefania Curelea, Dragoş-Lucian Curelea
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Geography, Regional studies, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Asociaţiunea Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român - ASTRA
Keywords: military aviation; School; Mediaş; history;

Summary/Abstract: The reconstruction of the history of this military unity/ military aviation school in Medias is done considering it is based on a document titled: "The report on the facilities of the Aeronautical Technical School [from Mediaş] in constructions and various arrangements for a better functioning "of 17 March 1943. Unity and at the same time elite military school - Aeronautical School no. 1 Medias prepared for the Union of 1918 both military masters and aviation officers. Romanian militar unity and at the same time elite military school - Aeronautical School no. 1 Medias prepared for the Union of 1918 both for military masters and aviation officers carriera. This document make referece the activities that took place in this unit-school for the period 1924-1942, being also a primary historiographical foundation for the knowledge of this military elite institution. The establishment of a Technical Aviation Military School belonged to the Department of Aeronautics, which presented to the Romanian Ministry of Defence a report in this respect registered at exit no. 5771 of 12 March 1920. The constitutive act included a series of provisions that also referred to the teaching organization of the future military unit, the tactical reasons for its establishment and how it was to be managed, but also the rationale of this weapon in the contemporary world. On October 18th, 1920 was signed by King Ferdinand I the Loyal One, Decree no. 4117/1920 published in Official Gazette of Romania no. 169 of November 3, 1920, which legally founded the military establishment in the Pipera-Bucharest area of the School of Military Craft of Aeronautics, which was then transferred to Medias in Transylvania.

  • Issue Year: VI/2018
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 93-102
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English