[1] His name was spelled variously in contemporary foreign sources, including Camberos and Cambères.
[4] The Army Aviation started with six planes, including four purchased from the Farman Aviation Works and assembled by French mechanics:[5] Three of the Farman planes were christened Aetos, Gyps, and Ierax.
In June 1912, after converting his plane to a hydroplane, he broke the world speed record at 110 km/h.
[8] He flew his first combat mission, a reconnaissance flight, on 5 October 1912, at the outbreak of the First Balkan War.
After World War I, he served as the chief instructor of the military flight school.