Valery Chkalov

Valery Chkalov Валерий Чкалов
Born	2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1904 Vasilyevo, Balakhninsky Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire (now Chkalovsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia)
Died	15 December 1938(1938-12-15) (aged 34) Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1921-1938
Rank	Combrig (Brigadier)
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner

Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (Russian: Валерий Павлович Чкалов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕkaləf]; 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1904 – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).