Sergey Danilin (aviator)

Sergey Danilin
Native name
Сергей Алексеевич Данилин
Born21 October [O.S. 8 October] 1901
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died28 December 1978 (aged 77)
Moscow, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1919—1960
RankGeneral-lieutenant
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Sergey Alekseevich Danilin (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Данилин; 21 October [O.S. 8 October] 1901 — 28 December 1978) was the navigator of the historic Moscow-North Pole-San Jacinto flight, for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.