Aibara Shirō
Aibara Shirō ( Japanese 相 原 四 朗 ; * August 2, 1880 in Matsuyama , Ehime Prefecture ; † January 8, 1911 in Berlin ) was a Japanese naval officer and aviation pioneer.
Life
Aibara Shirō was a lieutenant captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy . Together with Hino Kumazō he learned to fly in Germany in Berlin-Johannisthal .
Back in Japan, he developed the first Japanese aircraft in collaboration with Tanakadate Aikitsu , professor at the University of Tokyo . It was made of bamboo and tinplate and celebrated its maiden flight on December 5, 1909 in Tokyo .
In March of the following year Aibara went to Germany again to study at the Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg near Berlin.
Aibara Shirō died on January 8, 1911 of the aftermath of a plane crash. He was the first Japanese victim in aviation history.
literature
- Alexander Kauther, Paul Wirtz: Kumazô HINO (1878-1946). A Japanese aviator in Berlin-Johannisthal . GRIN, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-640-99495-3 .
Web links
- Aibara, Shirō (1880–1911), Lieutenant General, German-Japanese culture of remembrance
- Aibara, Shirō (1880–1911) in Meiji portraits
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aibara, Shirō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 相 原 四 朗 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese naval officer and aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matsuyama , Ehime Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1911 |
| Place of death | Berlin |