Fadiko Gogitidze
Fadiko Gogitidze (1916 - 20 October 1940) was a pilot from Adjara, who was the first woman from the region to become a pilot. She died during a test flight in 1940. A statue was later unveiled in her honour and a street in her birthplace was renamed in her honour.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born in Kobuleti Municipality in 1916.[1] Tbilisi Flight School opened in 1934 and in 1936 she graduated from it,[2] and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub.[3] She was the first woman from Adjara to become a pilot, overcoming sexism to enrol and graduate.[2] Her first flight was on 18 August 1936.[4] She died while on undertaking a test flight in Batumi on 20 October 1940.[3] She had a three month old son.[4]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
A sculpture dedicated to her was unveiled at the entrance to Batumi International Airport.[1] The sculpture is an example of Soviet art, depicting a symbolic female pilot, with a small child at her feet.[2] Popov Street in Kobuleti was renamed after her in 2014.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Encyclopaedia Georgia, vol. 2, Tbilisi , 2012., p. 63.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 მოისწრაფიშვილი, ნათია. "ქართული სკულპტურის განვითარების მხატვრული ტენდენციები." [in English: Moipurishvili, Natia. "Artistic trends in the development of Georgian sculpture." PhD diss., 2021, pp.13-14]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "24 წლის ფადიკო საცდელი ფრენისას გარდაიცვალა, 3 თვის გოგონა დარჩა" - პირველი აჭარელი მფრინავი ქალის ხანმოკლე ცხოვრება. (2023-07-06) Retrieved 2024-12-27 from www.allnews.ge
- ↑ ქობულეთში სახელს შეუცვლიან პუშკინისა და პოპოვის ქუჩებს და სტალინის უბანს - Batumelebi. ცაგო კახაბერიძე. (2023-07-18) Retrieved 2024-12-27 from Batumelebi.ge