Alexander Golovanov

Alexander Yevgeniyevich Golovanov
Native name
Александр Евгеньевич Голованов
Born7 August 1904
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
Died22 September 1975 (aged 71)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1924–1953
RankChief marshal of Aviation
Commands18th Air Army

Long Range Aviation

15th Airborne Corps
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Lenin (2x)

Alexander Yevgeniyevich Golovanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евге́ньевич Голова́нов; 7 August 1904 – 22 September 1975) was a Soviet pilot. On 3 August 1943, he became a Marshal of Aviation (the youngest person in the history of the USSR to hold that rank) and on 19 August 1944 he was promoted to the rank of Chief marshal of the aviation (the second after Alexander Novikov).[1]

  1. ^ "Golovanov, Alexander Evgenevich". OnAirpower.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-05-20.