Romania, Kingdom. A Medal For The Promotion Of Aviation 1927-1933 Hold maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on

maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse

he was promoted to the rank of Major

with dome light shielded by a flip-up lid

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 27429 of Tuesday

that much of the eight pages of his Service Records have been blacked out for security reasons

Romania, Kingdom. A Medal For The Promotion Of Aviation 1927-1933 Hold maker marked "BIRKS 1916" onIn bronze, engraver marked "R. FSSLER", 35 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Association was founded in Bucharest in 1927 with the aim of popularizing flying. It acquired more than forty aeroplanes and was active at the Baneasa, Clinceni Giulesti, Otopeni and Popesti Leordeni airfields around Bucharest and elsewhere in provincial centres such as Alexandria, Cluj and Iasi. Romania had a considerable aviation industry in the 1920s and