1919 - Volunteers for the military, joining the "Imanta" regiment serving in Russia.
1920 - Returns to Latvia, and joins the Aviation regiment, attending flight school (observer).
March 1922 - participates (in the observer's seat) in the flights to resupply german ships
trapped in the ice of the Bay of Riga.
October 15, 1925 - completes his first solo flight (on LVG #27)
November 4, 1927 - one of the first Latvian pilots to fly the newly-acquired Letov S.16
1928 - while serving as a flight instructor on Letov S.16s, he logs 105.37 hours of flight
time, that year's fifth highest total in the entire air service.
1929 - studying aviation abroad, he earns his Estonian pilots' license (in addition to his Latvian one).
Promoted to the rank of Staff Sargeant.
May 25, 1930 - participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
1930 - the recipient of the Clifford Harmon trophy recognizing the best Latvian aviator of the year.
May 28, 1933 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
July 26, 1936 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Krustpils.
As leader of the 48th Glider Aviator Group he oversees the building of the glider "Krustpilietis"
1939 - Launics appears on the roster of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron (based at Krustpils)
with the rank of administrative lieutenant.
1942 (German occupation) - serves with the 15th Regiment of the Latvian Legion.
After the war, Launcis and his spouse emigrated to Sweden and settled in Vaesteraas, some 120 kilometres west of Stockholm.
Sources Latvijas Aviacijas Vesture Edvins Bruvelis Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1961, No.4 Latvijas Kareivis May 22, 1930 Sparnota Latvija, No.41 (Nov 1937) Sparnota Latvija, No.42 (Dec 1937)
Correspondence with Paul Branke
