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Mikhail Vodopyanov

Soviet air force general (1899-1980) · Russia · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 80

Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopyanov was a Soviet aircraft pilot, one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, and a Major General of the Soviet Air Force. Together with Mikhail Babushkin, he was the first to land an airplane on the North Pole.

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Awards

Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1980 · aged 80

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