Pavel Golovin

Pavel Golovin
Born26 April 1909
Naro-Fominsk, Russian Empire
Died27 April 1940(1940-04-27) (aged 31)
Allegiance Soviet Union
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star

Pavel Golovin (26 April 1909 – 27 April 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot and colonel.[1]

Biography

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Golovin was the world's first pilot to fly an airplane over the North Pole, on 5 May 1937.[2] The first flight over the North Pole had been made in the dirigible Nord by pilot Umberto Nobile and polar explorers Lincoln Ellsworth and Roald Amundsen on May 13, 1926.[3]

Awards and honors

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A street in his city of birth, Naro-Fominsk, is named after him.

References

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  1. ^ "Головин Павел Георгиевич" [Golovin Pavel Georgiyevich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "North Pole Crossed by 11 Soviet Flyers; Nearby Landing Made". The Sun (Baltimore MD). Associated Press. 22 May 1937. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Air Expedition of Soviets Flew Over North Pole; Landed Safely On An Ice Floe 13 Miles From the Pole, Agency Reports". Standard Sentinel (Hazleton PA). Associated Press. 22 May 1937. p. 1.