Alexandru Dudu Frim, All about him

I assume you are referring to the Virtutea Aeronautica, not the Virtutea Militara. He was awarded the Virtutea Aeronautica Order with swords Gold Cross class by Royal Decree No. 1952/20 October 1944, not in the spring of 1945.

C-2, please don't use the flash when photographing pictures and don't forget to use the Macro Mode when placing the camera colse to the picture.

Yes Victor you'right. I took the info from Marandiuc book wich is outdated.

Dudu Frin in a IAR 80.

The Jaguar photo was attrocious. For the second time: use the macro function of the camera when taking photos up close. Otherwise they turn up too blury. Please take another photo of it and repost it.

I want to tell the story of this car.
This Jaguar SS was given as a gift to King MIhai by the representant of the English cars in Romania in the late 30's.
After the IAR factory repaired a B 24,and made him flyable,Dudu frim took MIhai for a short fly.After the trip,Dudu Frim asked MIhai to buy the car from him.
Mihai accepted,and the car was sold to Frim.

This post has been edited by C-2 on November 07, 2005 10:04 am

Can't you make a better photo?

I have the original,I'll post a better one soon.

Thank you.

The B 24 undergoing repairs.

Dudu Frim was the chief test pilot at the IAR factory.
He made settings to the IAR 37,38,39,80,81,47.
And all twin eangine planes under Italien license;Savoia Marchetti YRS 79B.
World champion at bobslade 2 pers.

Born at Ramnicu Sarat 9 Mar. 1908.
THe son of Frim Constantin ,an army oficer,born in Botosani,and Alexandrina Frim-a relative of Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
He's childhood was in Bacau,where he went to hight school.
In the summer vacantion ,between 5-6 grade he got a mechanic diploma.
In 1924-profetional driving licence.
1927 student at the Politehnica Buc. where he did olso his military service in the ARR 1930.
1929 -first flight,with an instructor.
1931-Pilot licence.


More to come...

Alexandru 'Dudu' Frim was also an accomplished sports flyer. For example, he won the Cup of Brasov Aero-Club on 19 July 1939 - reportedly not without controversy and only after long debates about rules and regulations.
The same year, he also won the 'Grand Prix of Sports Aviation'.

Gen. Dénes

This post has been edited by Dénes on October 19, 2005 11:42 pm

Over 6000 fly hours.
48 dif.type of airplanes.
600 dif planes.

in 1939,together with adj.Chifulescu,he brought to Romania the first 4 Savoia bombers .
On the 6.Iuin 44 ,when thr IAR factory was bombed by tha USAF,he took off alone and claimed a B 17.
Between 1938-1954-he was also a race car driver (Ford Jaguar and Alfa Romeo).

I'm writing all those details from his memoires.
Only that he has a lausy hand write (but better then mine)...

What does this exactly mean?

Gen. Dénes

I'll explain;
For example 87 IAR 80,41-IAR 81,12 SM, etc etc...