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Chkalov, Valerii Pavlovich, 1904-1938

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1904 - 1938

Biographical Note

Valery Chkalov (1904-1938) was a Russian pilot. He is notable as one of the pilots for the 1937 Russian Transpolar Flight from the Soviet Union to the United States which ended at Pearson Field, Vancouver, Washington.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Russian Transpolar Flight Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-12-23
Abstract

The Russian Transpolar Flight Collection primarily documents the June 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators Valery Chkalov, Georgii Baidukov, and V. Belydakov with photographs, clippings, audio-visual materials, and various textual materials. It also features a small amount of material about the July 1937 transpolar flight by Russian aviators M. Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev, as well as general Russia-related research materials.

Dates: 1937-2012

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