site.btaAugust 13, 1912: Simeon Petrov Performs First Airplane Flight over Bulgaria
An observance of the first flight by a Bulgarian-owned airplane in the Bulgarian sky by aviator Simeon Petrov, Graf Ignatievo Airfield, September 7, 2022 (BTA Photo/Boyan Botev)
On August 13, 1912, Lieutenant Simeon Petrov performed the fight airplane flight over Bulgaria. Petrov flew an Bleriot XXI airplane.
Petrov was among three Bulgarians who trained at Louis Bleriot's school in France.
Petrov was born on September 1,
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