Yuri Garnaev
| Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 17, 1917.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Died |
August 6, 1967 (aged 49) |
| Service/ | Red Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938 — 1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | Red Army |
| Battles/wars |
Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Soviet–Japanese War |
| Awards |
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| Other work | Test-pilot |
Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev (Russian: Юрий Александрович Гарнаев, 17 December 1917 - 6 August 1967) was a famous test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Biography
Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev spent his childhood and youth in the town of Balashov, Saratov Oblast, Russia.
He made a series of high-speed (up to 800 km/h) ejection seat test and parachute test jumps in 1951.
Then he started his test pilot career in 1951, working for the LII.
Made numerous series flights by Soviet VTOL program and Yakovlev Yak-36 testing.
Awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1964.
Yuri Garnaev perished in a Mi-6PZh helicopter crash in Le Rove, France, while fighting extensive wildfires.
Sources
- (in Russian) Biography at warheroes.ru
External links
- Video: Soviet 'Flying Bedstead' - LII turbolet on YouTube test-pilot: Yuri Garnaev
- Film: The Deathly Vertical of Garnaev the Pilot
- Monument at the Le Rove, France. Located at 43°21′43.73″N 5°13′43.42″E / 43.3621472°N 5.2287278°ECoordinates: 43°21′43.73″N 5°13′43.42″E / 43.3621472°N 5.2287278°E.
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