Name Pavel Golovin | ||
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Died 27 April 1940(1940-04-27) (aged 31) Awards Order of the Red BannerOrder of the Red Star | ||
Pavel Golovin (April 26, 1909, Naro-Fominsk — April 27, 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot, colonel.
Biography
Golovin was the world's first pilot to fly over the North Pole, on May 5 1937.
Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star.
A street in his city of birth, Naro-Fominsk, is named after him.
References
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