Russian aviators

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

Soviet aviator (1913-1985)

Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union (1904-1938)

Russian politician

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot

Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2015)

Soviet aviator (1916–2001)

Russian aviator (1887–1914)

Hero of the Soviet Union (1918–1941)

Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982)

Soviet Air Force major general (1920–1990)

Russian and Soviet military aviator, test pilot and researcher, Hero of the Soviet Union (1899-1985)

Russian major general who was the commander of the military unit 23326 of the Western Military District and the commander of the Baltimor airbase near Voronezh

Russian poet (1884–1961)

Soviet aviator (1915–1942)

Russian military pilot

Russian flying ace (1889-1919)

Soviet pilot (1903–1951)

Soviet aviator (1922–1950)

Russian flying ace (1895-1956)

Soviet/Russian test pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation (1952–2024)

Soviet air force general (1899-1980)

Soviet flying ace (1921–1943)

Russian general (1954–2001)

Finnish soldier (1890–1938)

Soviet test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1917-1967)

Russian aviator

Russian military officer (1896–1965)

Russian aviator (1918–1968)

Hero of the Soviet Union (1922–1995)

Russian aerobatic pilot

Soviet Korean War flying ace (1919-2004)

Soviet military pilot (1916-1942)

Russian military aircraft pilot, air ace of the WW I (1890–1917)

Soviet general (1903–1976)

American aerospace engineer (1888–1953)

Soviet Korean War flying ace, Hero of the Soviet Union (1916–1968)

Russian pilot (1934–1980)

Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union (1919–1944)

Soviet flying ace

Russian Lieutenant General of Aviation (1960–2024)

Soviet Korean War flying ace (1923-2007)

Pilot (1898–1975)

Russian scientist, aeronautical engineer, aviator (1917-2019)

Russian flying ace (1896–1917)

Soviet Korean War flying ace (1923-2000)

Russian air racer

Russian private helicopter pilot

Russian flying ace (1894–1918)

Russian flying ace (1885-1922)

Russian flying ace (1889–1917)

Soviet flying ace (1919-1998)

Soviet Korean War flying ace (1922-1974)

Soviet war hero (1923–1945)

Russian test pilot