Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane
Sivrihisar Uçağı Anıtı | |
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| 39°26′02″N 31°32′00″E / 39.43389°N 31.53333°E | |
| Location | Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, Turkey |
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| Type | Biplane replica |
| Opening date | September 22, 2007 |
| Dedicated to | Donation of a warplane to the Turkish military |
The Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane (Turkish: Sivrihisar Uçağı Anıtı) is a monument featuring a biplane replica in Sivrihisar district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey, to commemorate the purchase of a military aircraft by the citizens of Sivrihisar, and its donation to the Turkish military during the Turkish War of Independence.
Geography
The replica has been installed to the south of Turkish state highway 
D.200 at a point, which is close to the junction of two busy state roads to Ankara. Its distance to the town center is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).
History
During the
Piloted by Halim Canko, the warplane carried out the roles of reconnaissance, fighter and bomber aircraft.[4]
Commemoration
After the research of the historian Tahsin Özalp in collaboration with Turgut Özakman, it was decided to commemorate the event, and the aircraft replica was produced at the Middle East Technical University.[3][5] The monument was opened on 22 September 2007.
References
- ^ "Sivrihisar uçağı". Milliyet Blog (in Turkish). 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Sivrihisar Uçağı" (in Turkish). Sivrihisar Kaymakamlığı.
- ^ a b Yılmaz, Şener. "Kurtuluş Savaşında İlk Uçak - Sivrihisarın Gururu". Sivrihisar.
- ^ a b Günay, Necmi (2010-02-24). "Sivrihisar Teyyaresi (Uçağımız)". Eskişehirliyiz (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Çatal, Cengizhan (2007-10-24). "Sivrihisar Uçağı Anıtı törenle açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-06.
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