Russian Lindbergh : the life of Valery Chkalov
- Title
- Russian Lindbergh : the life of Valery Chkalov / Georgiy Baidukov ; translated by Peter Belov ; edited and with an introduction by Von Hardesty.
- Published by
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1991.
- Author
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- Additional authors
- Description
- xii, 330 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Series statement
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Uniform title
- Chkalov. English
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Alternative title
- Chkalov.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biographie.
- Contents
- 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
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- Rev. and enl. translation of: Chkalov.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.