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
My last vacation was from 1 March. I liked my vacation. On Sunday, I met with my friends and we went for a walk Bought a lot of balloons. It was fun On Monday, I met with a friend at the music school. He told me that he goes to his teacher for guitar and invited me to go with him. On Tuesday, I went with Mom in Red Square. On Wednesday and Thursday we were preparing for the holiday March 8. Dad and Mom were preparing gifts and sister. On Friday, I went to work for my mother. On Saturday we prepared various delicious dishes, and on Sunday celebrated the 8th of March.
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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