Years of service 1938 — 1945 Service/branch Soviet Air Forces Commands held Red Army Rank Captain | Awards Other work Test pilot Name Yuri Garnaev | |
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Born December 17, 1917
Soviet Union, Balashov town ( 1917-12-17 ) Battles/wars Battle of Khalkhin Gol,
Soviet-Japanese War (1945) Died August 6, 1967, Le Rove, France Battles and wars Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Soviet–Japanese War Similar People Otozo Yamada, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Puyi | ||
Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev (Russian: Юрий Александрович Гарнаев, 17 December 1917 - 6 August 1967) was a famous test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Biography
He made a series of high-speed (up to 800 km/h) ejection seat test and parachute test jumps in 1951.
Then he started his test pilot career in 1951, working for the LII.
Made numerous series flights by Soviet VTOL program and Yakovlev Yak-36 testing.
Awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1964.
Yuri Garnaev perished in a Mi-6PZh helicopter crash in Le Rove, France, while fighting extensive wildfires.
References
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