Russian Lindbergh : the life of Valery Chkalov

Title
  1. Russian Lindbergh : the life of Valery Chkalov / Georgiy Baidukov ; translated by Peter Belov ; edited and with an introduction by Von Hardesty.
Published by
  1. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1991.
Author
  1. Baĭdukov, G. (Georgiĭ), 1907-1994.

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Additional authors
  1. Hardesty, Von, 1939-
Description
  1. xii, 330 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series statement
  1. Smithsonian history of aviation series
Uniform title
  1. Chkalov. English
  2. Smithsonian history of aviation series
Alternative title
  1. Chkalov.
Subject
  1. Chkalov, Valeriĭ Pavlovich, 1904-1938
  2. Chkalov, Valeriĭ Pavlovich, 1904-1938
  3. Geschichte
  4. Air pilots > Soviet Union > Biography
  5. Air pilots
  6. Flugerprobung
  7. Flugzeugführer
  8. Luftfahrt
  9. Flieger
  10. Soviet Union
  11. Sowjetunion
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Biographie.
Contents
  1. Pt. 1. Getting to Know Life -- 1. Childhood -- 2. Earning Wings -- 3. Fighter Pilot -- Pt. 2. In the World of Creation -- 4. Test Pilot for the Air Force Scientific Research Institute -- 5. The Factory Test Pilot -- Pt. 3. In the World Arena -- 6. The First Flight across the Arctic Ocean -- 7. A Second Flight across the Arctic Ocean -- 8. Chkalov in America -- Pt. 4. The Last Episode -- 9. After the Flight -- 10. The Last Test Flight.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Rev. and enl. translation of: Chkalov.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.