Andrei Durnovtsev
Andrey Yegorovich Durnovtsev | |
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| Native name | Андрей Егорович Дурновцев |
| Born | 14 January 1923 Verkhnye Kuryaty village, Yeniseysk Governorate, RSFSR |
| Died | 24 October 1976 (aged 53) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942 – 1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Andrei Yegorovich Durnovtsev (Russian: Андрей Егорович Дурновцев; 14 January 1923 – 24 October 1976) was a pilot of the Soviet Air Force. He dropped the Tsar Bomba on 30 October 1961 at Cape Sukhoi Nos, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Mityushikha Bay, north of Matochkin Strait. The tests were monitored by a government commission headed by Marshal of the Soviet Union Kirill Moskalenko. He flew a specially modified Tu-95V which utilized special white paint to reflect the enormous amount of heat radiation given off by the Tsar Bomba's fusion reaction; the release plane was accompanied by a Tu-16 observer plane that took air samples and filmed the test.[1] He was promoted to Lt. Colonel after the mission and named a Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]
References[]
- ^ "The Soviet Weapons Program - The Tsar Bomba". nuclearweaponarchive.org. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ Reichhardt, Tony. "King of the Bombs". Air & Space Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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