| Title |
Lietuvos karo aviacijos 1919-1940 m. skraidančiojo personalo rengimo sistema |
| Translation of Title |
Aircrew training system in the Lithuanian military aviation in the period of 1919-1940. |
| Authors |
Sereičikas, Mindaugas |
| DOI |
10.47459/ka.2020.35.5 |
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| Is Part of |
Karo archyvas.. Vilnius : Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija. 2020, [t.] 35, p. 133-186, 400-401.. ISSN 1392-6489. eISSN 2424-6123 |
| Abstract [eng] |
The Lithuanian military aviation was established in 1919. It provided pilot and air reconnaissance training. Until 1940, the aircrew training system had been modified and improved several times for greater effici- ency and effectiveness. Attempts to find the balance between the eligible candidates and the willing ones to become pilots were not successful until 1940. The Lithu- anian military aviation failed to develop an efficient selection system. The comprehensive selection system consisted of regularly reviewed age and education censuses, test flight and physical fitness check. The latter be- came a key component of the selection in the period from 1917 to 1929. However, out of 10 candidates selected for pilot service, on average only 4–5 soldiers completed the initial training stage, whereas about a third were excluded as incompetent or lacking necessary skills for the aviation service during the first years of combat training. In the period from 1919 to 1928, the aircrew training was divided into two stages: short-term courses and individual training in a squa- dron. During this period, combat training was not standardized, it was based mainly on the experience of the pilots of the World War I. Up to 1928, it was not determined what knowledge and skills a pilot or an air scout must acquire having completed the whole training system. Both training levels completely depended on teachers of theoretical disciplines and flight instructors. [...]. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2020 |
| CC license |
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