UPENIEKS, NIKOLAJS

• September 29, 1916 - Born, in Bejas pagasts, Latvia.
• Member of the Aizsargi and the Latvian Aero Club (LAK).
• September, 1938 - graduates from the Riga Central Glider school.
• March, 1939 - enrolls in the Riga Flight School.
• After the war, emigrates to the USA.
• June 8, 2004 - Died, in Islip, NY, USA.