Valery Chkalov

Soviet test pilot (1904–1938)

Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (Russian: Валерий Павлович Чкалов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕkaləf]; 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1904 – 15 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).

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