Danish Aviators Memorial
monument in Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish Aviators Memorial (Danish: Danske Flyveres Minde), situated in Enveloppeparken, close to Christmas Møllers Plads, Copenhagen, was erected in 1938 as a tribute to Danish aviators who were killed in duty. It was designed by Einar Utzon-Frank.
History
Some of the first Danish experiments with aviation took place at Kløvermarken. The first Danish aviator who was killed in an aircraft accident was Ulrik Birch. He crashed with his aircraft Ørnen on 10 October 1913 and died from his injuries a few days later. A memorial stone to Birch was erected by the Danish Aeronautical Society in Fælledparken in 1916. The stone was designed by sculptor Georg Ylmer.
The monument was created at the initiative of the Danish Association of Aviators. Einar Utzon-Frank was charged with designing the monument. It was unveiled on 19 August 1938.
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