Fadiko Gogitidze

[1] Tbilisi Flight School opened in 1934 and in 1936 she graduated from it,[2] and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub.

[3] She was the first woman from Adjara to become a pilot, overcoming sexism to enrol and graduate.

[4] She died while on undertaking a test flight in Batumi on 20 October 1940.

[4] A sculpture dedicated to her was unveiled at the entrance to Batumi International Airport.

[1] The sculpture is an example of Soviet art, depicting a symbolic female pilot, with a small child at her feet.