Pavel Golovin Explained

Pavel Golovin
Birth Date:	26 April 1909
Birth Place:	Naro-Fominsk, Russian Empire
Awards:	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star

Pavel Golovin (26 April 1909  - 27 April 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot and colonel.^[1]

Biography

Golovin was the world's first pilot to fly an airplane over the North Pole, on 5 May 1937.^[2] The first flight over the North Pole had been made in the dirigible Nord by pilot Umberto Nobile and polar explorers Lincoln Ellsworth and Roald Amundsen on May 13, 1926.^[3]

Awards and honors

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of the Red Star

A street in his city of birth, Naro-Fominsk, is named after him.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Головин Павел Георгиевич . Golovin Pavel Georgiyevich . 22 December 2015 . www.warheroes.ru . Russian.
2. News: Associated Press . May 22, 1937 . North Pole Crossed by 11 Soviet Flyers; Nearby Landing Made . The Sun (Baltimore MD) . 1.
3. News: Associated Press . May 22, 1937 . Air Expedition of Soviets Flew Over North Pole; Landed Safely On An Ice Floe 13 Miles From the Pole, Agency Reports. Standard Sentinel (Hazleton PA) . 1.