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George Valentin Bibescu (born March 22 1880 , in Bucharest , died July 2 1941 , Bucharest ) was a Romania n early aviation pioneer. George Valentin Bibescu, nephiew of Gheorghe Bibescu , domnitor (ruler) of Wallachia , was born on March 22 , 1880 in Bucharest. G.V. Bibescu had early interest in aviation; he flew a balloon named "Romania" brought from France 1905 . Later he tried to teach himself how to fly on a Voisin airplane, also brought from France, but without success. After Louis Blériot 's demonstrative flight in Bucharest on October 18 1909 , he went to Paris and enrolled in Blériot's school in Pau and on January 23 1910 obtained the International Pilot License number 20. After returning from France, Bibescu organized the Cotroceni Piloting School in Bucharest where Mircea Zorileanu and Nicolae Capşa were licensed. On May 5th 1912 G.V. Bibescu founded the Romanian National Aeronautic League. Between 1927-1930, he was vice-president and between 1930-1941 president of the International Aeronautic Federation ( Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ). He was co-founder of the Romanian Automobile Club ( 1901 ), and of the Romanian Olympic Committee ( 1914 ). He died on July 2 , 1941 in Bucharest. EXTERNAL LINKS
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