“Aurel Vlaicu” Memorial Complex
The birthplace and museum of inventor and aviator Aurel Vlaicu, in the village near Orăștie that now bears his name.
The village of Binținți, near Orăștie (Geoagiu commune), was renamed Aurel Vlaicu in honour of the inventor and aviator born there. The memorial complex has three parts: the memorial house, opened to the public in 1952, the memorial museum built next to it in 1982, and a bust-monument erected in 1933.
The museum's exhibits include models of the aircraft Vlaicu built, tools and personal belongings, the helmet and gear worn on his final flight, pieces recovered from the aircraft in which he crashed on 13 September 1913, as well as letters, period newspapers and international awards received during his career.
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