Gvaita, Evgeniy Ivanovich
From OnAirpower.org
Gvaita, Evgeniy Ivanovich
|
|
[edit] Biography
Gvaita attended an aviation school in England. He participated in the Russian Civil War, serving in the 1st Soviet Fighter Aviation Group[1]. In 1922 he completed a solo, 23 hour long flight from London to Moscow. He was arrested during Stalin's purges, but later released. He served in the army during World War II, repairing tanks[2].
