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Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (Russian: Валерий Павлович Чкалов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕkaləf]; 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1904 – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Valeri Pávlovich Chkálov (en ruso, Валерий Павлович Чкалов ) (2 de febrero de 1904 - 15 de diciembre de 1938) fue un piloto de pruebas ruso, Héroe de la Unión Soviética (1936). Primeros años. Chkálov nació en Vasiliovo, un pueblo ubicado cerca de Nizhny Nóvgorod. Su padre era calderero y su madre falleció cuando Chkálov tenía seis años de edad.
In a huge, glider-like airplane above Eugene, Oregon, Valery Chkalov and his crew realized they were running out of fuel and would not make it to Oakland, California, as planned. Chkalov told his copilot, Georgi Baidukov, to turn the ANT-25 back towards Portland.
Valery Yevgenyevich Chekalov (Russian: Валерий Евгеньевич Чекалов; 10 January 1976 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader, head of logistics of the Wagner private military company, and a close confidant of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
During his lifetime, Valery Chkalov test-piloted more than 70 types of airplanes. He was buried in the Kremlin Wall as a national hero. Click here to find out what happened to...
In the 1930s, a team of pilots headed by legendary aviator Valery Chkalov became the first to bridge Europe and the New World via the North Pole.
Chkalov (1904-1938), the most famous of Soviet aviators, came from a working-class background, became a mechanic and then a flyer. He was grounded for disobedience and stunt-flying under a Neva Bridge in Leningrad.
