Otto Kalvitsa Отто Артурович Кальвиц | |
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 Otto Kalvitsa in the Dobrolyot uniform | |
| Born | 21 November 1888 Kontiolahti, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 7 March 1930 (aged 41) Sangar, Sakha Republic, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Red Finland Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Guards Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1926 |
| Battles / wars | Finnish Civil War Russian Civil War |
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Otto Kalvitsa (Russian: Отто Артурович Кальвиц, 21 November 1888 – 7 March 1930[1][2]) was a Finnish-born Soviet aviator and a polar explorer. He is known as one of the pioneers of the Soviet Arctic aviation.
- ^ "Kalvitsa, Otto – Valtiorikosylioikeuden akti (26238)". National Archives of Finland (in Finnish). 5 November 1918. pp. 3, 6–9, 14–15, 18. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Avetisov, Georgy. "Кальвица (Кальвиц) Отто Артурович". Арктическая топонимика (in Russian). Retrieved 21 September 2017.