All-Russian Aero Club

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The Vserossiiskii Aero Klub (Всероссийсскій Аэро-Клубъ) or All-Russian (or All-Russia)[1] Aero Club was officially established in St. Petersburg on 29 January 1908.[2]

Beginning in 1908, proceedings (Zhurnaly) were published in Vozdukoplavetel.

Circa 3 Apr. 1909, Tsar Nicholas II granted its members the honor of adding the prefix "Imperial" to the club's name. (For continuation, see Imperial All-Russia Aero-Club : Imperatorskii Vserossiiskii Aero-Klub (IVAK).)

The All-Russia Aero Club was founded in by Vasilii Korn and was dominated by state dignitaries and the well-to-do. In 1909, the membership included several members of the Imperial household; state luminaries including P. A. Stolypin, S. Iu. Witte, and P. N. Trubetsko; and some two dozen members of the State Duma, as well as opera singers, ballerinas, actors, and numerous other celebrities. On 19 Jan. 1909, the club's president, Count Stembock Fermor was granted an audience with the Tsar and received the Tsar's approval of a plan proposed by the Aero Club to construct an aerial fleet by public subscription. By the end of January, it had been announced that the club had decided to acquire a Wright machine. However, in October, it was reported that the club, which had sent a representative to Paris to purchase a Wright-type aeroplane, had altered that decision and were anxious to acquire a Farman machine instead. (The timing suggests that the All-Russia Aero Club's representative in Paris was likely the glider pilot M.N. Efimov who was in France at that time learning to fly under Farman's tutelage. Efimov was awarded his aeroplane pilot's license there in early 1910 and returned to Odessa, where he was from, with a Farman IV machine.)[3]

Founders

The 1908 charter[4] of the Aero-Club has a list of 45 founding members. OCR below with slight modification and links where possible:

1. БАЛАШОВЪ, Пѳтръ Николаевичъ. Членъ Государственной Думы.

2. БЕЗАКЪ, Фѳдоръ Николаевичъ. Шталмейстеръ Двора Е. И. В. Члеиъ Государственной Думы.

3. БОБРИНСКІЙ, графъ Владиміръ Алексѣевичъ. Членъ [ ] Думы.

4. БОКЛБВСКІЙ, Констаитинъ Петровичъ. Профессоръ. Корабельный инженеръ.

5. ВОЛОХИНЪ, Алѳксандръ Іосифовичъ. Членъ Государственной Думы.

6. ГЕРБЕЛЬ, Сергѣй Николаевичъ. Дѣйствительный статскій совѣтпнкъ. Иачальніікъ Гдавнаго Управленія по дѣламъ мѣстнаго хозяйства.

7. ГЕРМАНЪ, Юрій Николаевичъ. Yuri Nikolayevich German Канитанъ, Старшій офицеръ Учебнаго Воздухонлавательнаго парка. Редакторъ-издатель журнала Воздухопла- ватель".

8. ГРАББЕ, графъ Дыитрій Михайловичъ. Гвардіи ротиистръ.

9. ГУДОВИЧЪ, графъ Василій Васильевичъ. Шталмейстеръ Двора Е. И. В. С.-Петербургскін Губернскій Предводитель Дворянства.

10. ДОБРЫШИНЪ, Филиппъ Николаевичъ. Генерадьнаіо штаба Генералъ-маіоръ. Начальникъ Управлевія военныхъ сообщеній.

11. ДОМОВИЧЪ, Викторъ Климентовичъ. Граждгшскій инженеръ.

12. ИВАНОВСКІЙ, Адѳксандръ Васильевичъ. Инженеръ путей сообщенія.

13. КЛОПНЕНБУРГЪ, Адольфъ Карловичъ. Статскій совѣтникъ.

14. КОВАНЬКО, Александръ Матвѣевичъ. Alexander Matveevich Kowanko Генералъ-маіоръ. Ыачальникъ Учебнаго Воздухоплаватель- наго парка.

1 5 . К О Р Н Ъ , Василій Васильевичъ. Vasily Vasilievich Korn Еоллежскій асеессоръ. Иниціаторъ Всероссійскаго Аэро-

16. МАКСИМОВИЧЪ , Сергѣй Константиновичъ.

17. М А К Ш Е Е В Ъ , Александръ Александровичъ. Военно-морской врачъ.

18. МИТИНСКІЙ, Николай Николаевичъ. Николай Николаевич Митинский Профессоръ. Инженеръ путей сообщенія.

19. МУНТЪ, Сергѣй Петровичъ. Военный врачъ.

20. МУРАТОВЪ, Сергѣй Владиміровичъ. Горный инженеръ.21. НАГЕЛЬ, Андрей Платоновичъ. Редакторъ-издатель журнала Автомобиль".

22. НИЛОВЪ, Дмитрій Стѳпановичъ. Коллежскій секретарь.

23. ОДИНЦОВЪ, Сергѣй Ивановичъ. Геверальнаго штаба ііодполковникъ.

24. ОСОСОВЪ, Андрей Васильевичъ. Надворный совѣтникъ.

25. ОСОСОВЪ, Иванъ Васильевичъ. Инженсръ-механикъ.

26. ПАЛИЦЫНЪ, Федоръ Фѳдоровичъ. Генералъ-отъ-инфаптеріи.Начаіьникъ Генеральнаго Штаба.

27. РАЕВСК1Й, Николай Михайловичъ. Коллежскій ассессоръ.

28. РОСТОВЦОВЪ, графъ Яковъ Николаевичъ. Count Yakov Nikolayevich Rostovtsev Камергеръ Двора Е . И. В. [chamberlain of the court]

29. РЫНИНЪ, Николай Алѳксѣевичъ. Инженеръ путей сообщенія.

30. СВЕРЧКОВЪ, Евгеній Павловичъ. Статскій совѣтнпкъ.

31. СЕМКОВСКІЙ, Викентій Антоновичъ. Полковиикъ. Начальникъ Воздухоплавательнаго Отдѣла при Главномъ Инженерпомъ Управленіп.

32. СПАЛЬВИНГЪ, Гори Антоновичъ. Инженеръ путей сообщенія.

33. СТЕНБОКЪ-ФЕРМОРЪ, графъ Владиміръ Васильевичъ. Vladimir Vasilievich Stenbock-Fermor

34. СТЕНБОКЪ-ФЕРМОРЪ, графъ Иванъ Васильевичъ. Ivan Vasilievich Stenbock-Fermor Дѣйствительный статскіи совѣтникъ. Членъ Государствен- ной Думы.

35. У Т Ѣ Ш Е В Ъ , Николай Ивановичъ. Подполковнпкъ.

36. ФАНЪ-ДЕРЪ-ФЛИТЪ, Александръ Нетровичъ. Профессоръ.[professor]

37. ФЕЛЬДБЕРГЪ, Давыдъ Владиміровичъ. David Vladimirovich Feldberg Докторъ медицины. [medical doctor]

38. ЧЕРНОВЪ, Михаилъ Петровичъ. Mikhail Petrovich Chernov Инженеръ-электрикъ. [electrical engineer]

39. Ч И Х А Ч Е В Ъ , Дмитрій Николаевичъ. Членъ Государственной Думы.

40. ШАБСК1Й, Афанасій Ивановичъ. Afanasy Ivanovich Shabsky Штабсъ-канитанъ Учебааго Воздухоплавательеаго парка.

41. ШАФФГАУЗЕНЪ-ШЕНБЕРГЪ-ЭКЪ-ШАУФУСЪ, Константинъ Николаевичъ. Инженеръ путей сообщенія.

42. ШИПОВЪ , Иванъ Павловичъ. Ivan Pavlovitch Shipov Министръ торговли и промышленности.

43. ЭЙХГОЛЬЦЪ, Александръ Рудольфовичъ. Alexander Rudolfovich von Eicholtz Генеральнаго штаба генералъ-маіоръ. Горный инженеръ.

44. ЮРЬЕВЪ, Владиміръ Сергѣевичъ. [Владимир Сергеевич Юрьев] Vladimir Sergeievich Yuryev Генералъ-ыаіоръ.

45. ЮТКЕВИЧЪ, Іосифъ Ивановичъ. Инженеръ-технологъ.

References

  1. ↑ Palmer has used both the name All-Russia and All-Russian when referring to this club. Nowara uses All-Russia; Hardesty uses all Russian. Maj.-Gen. Sir Alfred Knox, who was resident in Russia from 1911 through 1917 while serving as the British military attache there, used "All-Russia". We are using "All Russian" because Всероссийсскій is an adjective.
  2. ↑ Charter of All-Russia Aero Club, 1908 has 16 January 1908, equivalent to 29 January Gregorian. The year was 1907 according to Palmer, but Nowarra gives the founding date as 29 Jan. 1908 which he also gives as the date of a decree from Tsar Nicholas that granted the Club permission to raise money by public subscription. Hardesty doesn't give a day, but gives January 1908 as the founding.
  3. ↑ * 1909 The Times (London) 20 Jan., 1 Feb., and 4 Oct.; Knox, With The Russian Army, 1914-1917 (London, 1921), xxiv; Nowara and Duval, Russian Civil and Military Aircraft 1884-1969 (London, 1970) 14; Ackerman and Blume, "Early Russian Aviation, Aero Clubs and Exhibitions," in 52 Yamshcik, The Post Rider (Toronto, June 2003) 46-47; 1909 The Times (London), 4 Oct.; Hardesty, "Early Flight in Russia," in Higham et al, Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century (1998), 22, 274; Palmer, Dictatorship of the Air, 20, 24 (2006); WorldCat.org and WorldCat-OCLC
  4. ↑ Charter of All-Russia Aero Club, 1908, Устав Всероссийскаго Аэро-Клуба (Основан 16 янв. 1908 г.), NEB


Organization names All-Russia Aero Club : Vserossiiskii Aero Klub; Всероссийсскій Аэро-Клубъ
Entity type association, cub
Country Russia
City St. Petersburg
Affiliated with
Scope National
Started aero 1908 or earlier
Ended aero 1909, redesignated Imperial
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