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Valery Chkalov
Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union (1904-1938)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 2 February 1904, 20 January 1904
- Died
- 15 December 1938
- Place of birth
- Chkalovsk
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Valery
- Spouse
- Olga Chkalova
- Field of work
- aerial warfare, aviation
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot, test pilot, politician, airman
- Position held
- deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Soviet Union
- Awards
- Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Faces of Moscow
- different from
- Valery Chekalov
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Russian
- manner of death
- accidental death
- member of political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- military branch
- Soviet Air Forces
- military casualty classification
- killed in flight accident
- military, police or special rank
- kombrig
- name in native language
- Вале́рий Па́влович Чка́лов
- place of burial
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- start of work period
- 1921
- work location
- Soviet Union
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