Bakhchivandzhi, Grigorii Yakovlevich

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Bakhchivandzhi, Grigorii Yakovlevich

Name: Bakhchivandzhi, Grigorii Yakovlevich (Бахчиванджи, Григорий Яковлевич) Years: 1908-1943 Rank: Capt. Nationality: Soviet Remarks: Soviet test pilot who led the flight testing of the Soviet's first rocket-powered fighter, the BI-1

Contents 1 Biography 2 Timeline 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Biography

On March 27, 1943, Bakhchivandzhi was killed during a test flight of the BI-1^[1].

Bakhchivandzhi was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on April 23, 1973^[1].

[edit] Timeline

• February 20, 1908 Grigorii Bakhchivandzhi, future Soviet test-pilot for the rocket-propelled BI-1 fighter, is born^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Russian Wikipedia entry for Grigorii Bakhchivandzhi

• Grigorii Bakhchivandzhi  at National Heroes (Герой Страны) (in Russian)

• Biography of Grigorii Bakhchivandzhi  at Peoples.ru (in Russian)

• Captain Bakhchivandzhi (a biography)  at militera.lib.ru (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1031