Vecihi Hürkuş
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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.
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Portrait of Hürkuş during the Turkish War of Independence
The Vecihi K-VI during its production, c. 1924
A news story on Milliyet daily newspaper about the 1930 flight of his second aircraft, the Vecihi K-XIV
Hürkuş with the Vecihi K-XIV
The grave of Hürkuş at the Cebeci Asri Cemetery
The TAI Hürkuş is named after Vecihi HürkuşScientists from Turkey 6
About this person
Country
TurkeyCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1969 · aged 73
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