Was born on 2 February 1904 in the village Vasilevo.
He graduated from the parish school, technical school in Cherepovets. He worked as a hammerer, a fireman in the Volga shipping company. At this time there was acquaintance with the Chkalov aircraft that he was "sick" for life.
Chkalov joined the Red army and began work as a mechanic on repair of the aircraft.He qualified as a fighter pilot and was sent to Leningrad.
After a brilliant performance at the Central airfield in Moscow was transferred to Briansk flight commander.
Adopted a test pilot in Moscow organized in flight test Institute.
Experienced fighter and IS 16KB. On this plane in the summer of 1936 he made the long flight from Moscow to Kamchatka. And in June of the following year hosted a non-stop flight across the North pole to the USA, which surprised the whole world. The crew consisting of pilots Chkalov, G. Baidukov and Navigator A. Belyakov on the ANT-25 flew out from Moscow and landed in Vancouver.
The flight took 63 hours and 16 minutes. Each participant of the flights was awarded the title of Hero Of The Soviet Union.
Chkalov died on 5 December 1938 near Moscow during a test of a fighter And-180. He was buried on red square in Moscow
1. Even if he tells you nothing, it doesn't mean that he didn't notice anything. 2. In case if you see nick, tell him I was leaving on a business trip. 3. I don't know when will meet with Anya. Last time, we have very little time together. 4. This was the same woman he was looking for. 5. I'm thinking about it since then, as we received this strange letter. 6. It's been 55 years since the war ended. 7. You're shivering. What happened? 8. He sneezes all night. In the last hour he sneezed about ten times. Maybe he caught a cold? 9. Where did you keep the hat? 10. My grandparents live in this village all your life. 11. He has been in prison a few months before he confessed to the crime. 12. The morning was Sunny, but with 12 hours the weather had changed, and now it is snowing with rain. 13. Don't call me three to five – I will be working in the lab. 14. I could not sleep and went out into the garden. The sky was clear and the stars shone brightly. 15. The other day I met a school friend whom he hasn't seen for three years. We went to a cafe and talked for about two hours.
He graduated from the parish school, technical school in Cherepovets. He worked as a hammerer, a fireman in the Volga shipping company. At this time there was acquaintance with the Chkalov aircraft that he was "sick" for life.
Chkalov joined the Red army and began work as a mechanic on repair of the aircraft.He qualified as a fighter pilot and was sent to Leningrad.
After a brilliant performance at the Central airfield in Moscow was transferred to Briansk flight commander.
Adopted a test pilot in Moscow organized in flight test Institute.
Experienced fighter and IS 16KB. On this plane in the summer of 1936 he made the long flight from Moscow to Kamchatka. And in June of the following year hosted a non-stop flight across the North pole to the USA, which surprised the whole world. The crew consisting of pilots Chkalov, G. Baidukov and Navigator A. Belyakov on the ANT-25 flew out from Moscow and landed in Vancouver.
The flight took 63 hours and 16 minutes. Each participant of the flights was awarded the title of Hero
Of The Soviet Union.
Chkalov died on 5 December 1938 near Moscow during a test of a fighter And-180. He was buried on red square in Moscow
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