Vladimir Ilyushin
Soviet and Russian test pilot (1927–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Ильюшин; 31 March 1927 – 1 March 2010) was a Russian military officer and a test pilot in the former Soviet space program.[1] Ilyushin was son of Sergey Ilyushin whose career spent mostly as a test pilot for the Sukhoi OKB (a rival of Ilyushin OKB). After retiring from the space program, Ilyushin became a sport administrator and was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame (then known as the IRB Hall of Fame) in 2013.[2]
Vladimir Ilyushin Владимир Сергеевич Ильюшин | |
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Born | Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin (1927-03-31)31 March 1927 |
Status | Deceased |
Died | 1 March 2010(2010-03-01) (aged 82) Moscow, Russia |
Occupation | Soviet Union test pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Aviation career | |
First flight | Su-11, Т-5, Su-15, Su-17, Su-24, Т-4, Su-25, Su-27 |
Rank | Major general |
In 1961, Ilyushin was the subject of a conspiracy theory that he, rather than Yuri Gagarin, was the first cosmonaut in space. There is no evidence and no support to the theory.[3]