Mikhail Gromov (aviator)

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Mikhail Gromov
Михаил Громов
Gromov in 1937
Born	24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1899 Tver, Russian Empire
Died	22 January 1985(1985-01-22) (aged 85) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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	Moscow-Beijing-Tokyo Moscow-Königsberg-Berlin-Paris-Rome -Vienna-Prague-Warsaw-Moscow Moscow-San Jacinto
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.