Mikhail Babushkin

Mikhail Babushkin
Born(1893-10-06)6 October 1893
Village of Bordino, Russian Empire
(today Moscow, Russia; merged into the city)
Died18 May 1938(1938-05-18) (aged 44)
Allegiance Soviet Union
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Mikhail Babushkin (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Ба́бушкин; October 6, 1893 – May 18, 1938) was a Soviet polar aviator and a Hero of the Soviet Union (June 27, 1937). Together with Mikhail Vodopyanov, he was the first to land an airplane on the North Pole.