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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Assen Jordanolf, at 18, built the first airplane in Bulgaria. Year later he was a Bulgarian War ace, flying on the Salonika front. When the War ended, and the Neuilly treaty left Bulgaria one plane, he flew that until it was wrecked by a hurricane. In 1921 he heard that $1,000,000 was waiting in the U. S. for anyone who would fly around the world. He came over to collect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Pithy Primer | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

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