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Mikhail Gromov | |
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Михаил Громов | |
Born | 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1899 |
Died | 22 January 1985 | (aged 85)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Monuments | Zhukovsky, Russia at the headquarters of the Gromov Flight Research Institute |
Nationality | Soviet |
Known for | Establishing a new non-stop flight distance record of 12411 kilometers (6,306 mi) from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, U.S |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union National Order of the Legion of Honour |
Aviation career | |
First flight | 1917 Farman IV |
Famous flights | |
Flight license | 1918 Moscow |
Air force | Imperial Russian Army→ Soviet Air Forces |
Rank | General-Polkovnik of aviation (1944) |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Gromov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1899 – 22 January 1985) was a Russian and Soviet military aviator, test pilot, and Hero of the Soviet Union.