Filin, Aleksandr Ivanovich

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Filin, Aleksandr Ivanovich

Name: Filin, Aleksandr Ivanovich (Филин, Александр Иванович) Years: 1903-1942 Rank: Maj. Gen. Nationality: Soviet Remarks: Soviet test pilot in the 1930s, and commander of the Soviet Air Force Scientific Testing Institute (NII)

[edit] Biography

Filin joined the Red Army in 1921. He completed the Leningrad Military Aviation Theory school in 1922 and the Borisoglebsk Military Pilots School in 1925^[1].

In 1930, Filin began work as a test pilot at the Soviet Air Force Scientific Testing Center (NII). Filin participated in testing a wide range of aircraft, including the I-14, I-16, I-5, I-15, and DI-6. In 1937 he became commander of the Scientific Testing Center^[2].

Filin was arrested on May 23, 1941, convicted on February 13, 1942, and executed on February 23, 1942^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Russian Wikipedia entry for Filin, Aleksandr Ivanovich

• Filin, Aleksandr Ivanovich  at testpilot.ru (in Russian)

• Wounded Falcon  at testpilot.ru (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87
2. ↑ http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/nii_vvs/pilots/filin.htm