Matsievich, Lev Makarovich

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Matsievich, Lev Makarovich

Name: Matsievich, Lev Makarovich (Мациевич, Лев Макарович) Years: 1877-1910 Rank: Capt. Nationality: Russian Remarks: Naval engineer and one of the first pilots in Russia, his career was cut short by a tragic accident that resulted in a huge outpouring of public support and made him quite famous within Russia

Contents 1 Biography 2 Timeline 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Biography

In 1910, Matsievich went to France to learn to fly at the Farman Aviation School, receiving pilot's license #176 on August 9, 1910^[1][2].

[edit] Timeline

• May 13, 1877 Russian aviation pioneer Lev Matsievich is born^[2].

[edit] Sources

• Russian Wikipedia entry for Lev Makarovich Matsievich

• Lev Makarovich Matsievich (in Russian)

• Lev Makarovich Matsievich  at Biografija.ru (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%2C_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} http://funeral-spb.narod.ru/necropols/nikolskoe/tombs/macievich/macievich.html