Mikhail Gromov (aviator)

Mikhail Gromov (aviator)

Mikhail Mikhailovich Gromov ( _ru. Михаил Михайлович Громов; February 24 1899 - January 22 1985) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.

On July 12-14 1937 Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev, and S. A. Danilin established a new non-stop flight distance record of 10,148 km (6,303 miles) from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, U.S. via the North Pole.

He was the first director of LII.

External links

* [http://www.liicom.ru/english/gromov.htm M. M. Gromov biography on LII web-site]


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