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Edvard Rusjan
1911Jan, 9

Edvard Rusjan

Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
Edvard Rusjan (6 June 1886 – 9 January 1911) was a Italo-Slovenian flight pioneer and airplane constructor. He died in an airplane crash in Belgrade.

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