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Valerij Pavlovič Čkalov
1904 – 1938
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryValery Pavlovich Chkalov was a Russian and Soviet test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 2, 1904
Chkalovsk
Date of death
December 15, 1938
Moscow
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
aircraft pilottest pilotpoliticianairman
Awards & honours
Order of LeninOrder of the Red BannerHero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninJubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
- Field and occupation
- sovětský letec
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