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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Dr. George Lielbriedis
1896-1985.
Electronics engineering student. Volunteer, commissioned in the Imperial Russian Air Corps 1916.
As pilot-bombardier destroyed German ammo train. Came too close to train, explosions damaged plane. Able to crash land; broke arm. Able to hide in woods and walk back to own lines.
1935-1940. He designed and produced automatic cameras and photo guns for Latvian Air Force. Cameras were superior to French and German cameras then used by Latvians. In the ~1938 photo on the right, a Lielbriedis gun camera is circled on this VEF I-12 aircraft.
In June 17, 1940 the Soviets occupied Latvia. His facilities and plant were expropriated.
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