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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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