Rafael Kaprelyan
Soviet Armenian test pilot (1909–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rafael Ivanovich Kaprelyan (Armenian: Ռաֆաել Իվանի Կապրելյան; 5 May [O.S. 22 April] 1909 in Baku – 12 July 1984 in Moscow) was a decorated Armenian-Soviet test pilot who received the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1975.
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Birth name | Rafael Ivanovich Kaprelyan |
Born | 5 May [O.S. 22 April] 1909 Baku, Russian Empire |
Died | 12 July 1984(1984-07-12) (aged 75) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | podpolkovnik (1975) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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