Valery Kuzmin
Valery Ilyich Kuzmin | |
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Валерий Ильич Кузьмин | |
Born | 7 November 1918 |
Died | 1 June 1983 (aged 64) Yakutsk, Yakutia, USSR |
Nationality | Soviet Union |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
Valery Ilyich Kuzmin (Russian: Валерий Ильич Кузьмин; 7 November 1918 – 1 June 1983) was an aviation pioneer in Yakutia who became the director of the Yakutsk division of Aeroflot, the Soviet state airline, a recipient of the titles Honored Pilot of the USSR as well as Hero of Socialist Labor. He was also the first ethnic Yakut pilot.[1]
References[]
- ^ Kargapoltsev, Sergey. "Кузьмин Валерий Ильич". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-15.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1983 deaths
- Heroes of Socialist Labour
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Soviet aviators
- Yakut people