Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR

Honorary title
Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR
Obverse of the chest badge
"Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR"
TypeHonorary title
Awarded forExcellence in flight research and testing of aircraft
Presented by Soviet Union Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedAugust 14, 1958
First awardedFebruary 17, 1959
Precedence
EquivalentHonoured Test Navigator of the USSR

The Honorary Title "Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR" (Russian: Заслуженный лётчик-испытатель СССР) was a state award of the Soviet Union established on August 14, 1958, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet No. 2523-X[1] to recognise courage and excellence of military and civilian test pilots in flight research and testing of aircraft. Its statute was confirmed on August 22, 1988, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet No. 9441-XI.[2] The title ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.

  1. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union № 2523-X of August 14, 1958" (in Russian). Legal Library of the Soviet Union. 1958-08-14. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union № 9441-XI of August 22, 1988" (in Russian). Legal Library of the Soviet Union. 1988-08-22. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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