Aleksandr Belyakov (navigator)
Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Беляко́в; 21 December 1897 [O.S. 9 December] – 28 November 1982) was a Soviet flight navigator who, together with command pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgy Baydukov, set a record for the longest uninterrupted flight in 1936 and made the first non-stop flight across the North Pole, flying from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington.
Alexander Belyakov | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov |
| Born | 21 December 1897 Bezzubovo, Bogorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 October 1982 (aged 85) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Russia Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Red Army Soviet Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star (3) |
| Other work | Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1937-1946) Professor, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
He was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and served as a lieutenant general of the Soviet Air Forces.
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