Stasys Girėnas
Stasys Girėnas | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1893 |
| Died | July 17, 1933 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | Aviation crash |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Known for | Second by the distance of non-stop flights and fourth by the time spent in air at the time, also being first official airmail shipment from United States to Europe. |
| Awards | The main prize in Chicago air festival for the best landing of the plane with its engine turned off (1931). |
| Aviation career | |
| Full name | Stasys Girskis |
| Famous flights | Lithuanica flight |
| Flight license | 1925 |
Stasys Girėnas (known as Stanley T. Girenas in the US; born Stasys Girskis; October 4, 1893 in Vytogala, Kovno Governorate – July 17, 1933 near Soldin, Germany) was a Lithuanian-American pilot, who died in a non-stop flight attempt with the Lituanica from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1933.