Mikhail Gromov Михаи́л Гро́мов | |
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 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov, 1934 | |
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| Born |
24 February 1899 Tver, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 January 1985 (aged 85) |
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February 1899 - 22 January 1985) was a famous Russian aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Biography[]
On 12–14 July 1937, Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev and S. A. Danilin established a new non-stop flight distance record of 10,148 kilometers (6,306 mi) from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, U.S., via the North Pole in a Tupolev ANT-25.
He was the first director of the LII, a flight research institute which currently bears his name as does the square in the city of Zhukovsky near it.
External links[]
- Biography on LII website
- S. P. Korolev. Encyclopedia of life and creativity" - edited by C. A. Lopota, RSC Energia. S. P. Korolev, 2014 ISBN 978-5-906674-04-3
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