Boris Pavlovich Bugaev ( Russian: Борис Павлович Бугаев; 9 July 1923 – 13 January 2007) was a Soviet military pilot and politician.

Biography

Bugaev was born in the village of

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in the

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into a family of teachers. From 1941 to 1942 he was a cadet on aircraft training squadrons. He spent World War II years from 1942 to 1943 as a pilot instructor and then as an operational pilot.Бугаев Борис Павлович
warheroes.ru After the war Bugaev left the

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and worked in civil aviation. It was also at this time that he became involved in politics, having joined the

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in 1946. As a pilot for

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, he undertook several pioneering flights to explore new routes, including to India, Burma and Indonesia. For many years Bugaev was a trusted pilot of

Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet Union, Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gener ...

, which helped Bugaev throughout his career. On 9 February 1961 he flew Il-18 carrying Brezhnev and the Soviet delegation to

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. Above the

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, near

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, the plane was attacked by a hijacked French military jet, which fired twice at Il-18. Bugaev managed to steer the plane out of danger, which was highly praised by Brezhnev. In 1966 Bugaev was appointed Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation and the following year he became First Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation. 1966 also saw Bugaev granted the honorary title of

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. From 1970 to 1987 Bugaev was

Minister of Civil Aviation of the USSR The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MGA SSSR for russian: МГА СССР - Министерство гражданской авиации СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union. Formed in August 1964 from the Main Administration for ...

. On 5 November 1973 he was promoted to

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and on 28 October 1977 to

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. He retired in 1992 and died on 13 January 2007 in

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Honours and awards

, twice (1966, 1983) * Five Orders of Lenin *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

, twice *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisan ...

, 1st class *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

* Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class * Order of the Badge of Honour * Lenin Prize (1980) *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

(1972) * Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (1998, 2003) *

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.») was a military de ...

* Medal "For Distinguished Labour"

References

External links

mintrans.ru – Boris Pavlovich Bugayev
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