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Oleg Konstantinovič Antonov
1906 – 1984
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOleg Konstantinovich Antonov was a Russian and Soviet aeroplane designer. He founded the Research and Design Bureau No. 153 (OKB-153) in Novosibirsk, which was moved to Ukraine in 1952 and is now called Antonov in his honor. Antonov designed a number of Soviet aeroplanes and numerous gliders for both civilian and military use.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 25, 1906
Troitsa
Date of death
April 4, 1984
Kyiv
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
aerospace engineerinventorpoliticianuniversity teacherflight instructorengineer
Awards & honours
Stalin Prize, 2nd degreeMedal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"Hero of Socialist LabourOrder of the October RevolutionOrder of the Patriotic War, 1st classOrder of the Red Banner of Labour
- Field and occupation
- sovětský letecký konstruktér
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