Вадим Фёдорович Шмелёв Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Vadim Fyodorovich Shmelov (April 7, 1926 - July 16, 2016) was a Soviet glider pilot known for flying dozens of types of gliders and aircraft. He logged a total flight time of 1110 hours, including 720 hours in gliders and 390 hours in airplanes. Notably, he was the first in the world to perform a tow flight on the C-25 assault glider to the North Pole, where he discovered methods to combat icing on gliders during flights in the Arctic.

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April 7, 1926 Facts

Generation Group

Вадим Фёдорович Шмелёв belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Irkutsk

Place of Death: Moscow

Educated At: Syzran Higher Military Aviation School | Gagarin Air Force Academy

Occupation: glider pilot

Awards Received: Zhukov Medal | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For Impeccable Service"

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