Valery Kuzmin

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Valery Ilyich Kuzmin
Валерий Ильич Кузьмин
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Born7 November 1918
Innyakh village, Yakut Oblast, RSFSR
(located within present-day Olyokminsky District)
Died1 June 1983 (aged 64)
Yakutsk, Yakutia, USSR
Nationality Soviet Union
AwardsHero 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[]

  1. ^ Kargapoltsev, Sergey. "Кузьмин Валерий Ильич". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-15.
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