Georgy Konstantinovich Mosolov (russian: Георгий Константинович Мосолов; 3 May 1926, in

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Энциклопедия испытателей: Мосолов Георгий Константинович
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. He attained the rank of ''

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'' (

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). He attained two world air speed records, in either the

Mikoyan MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nickna ...

or the

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Mikoyan Ye-66, as well as one altitude record. Colonel Mosolov was awarded the

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

and the Lenin Prize. Mosolov set air speed records of on 31 October 1959A hero of the Soviet Union 3
/ref> and and an altitude record of in a Ye-166 has in 1962.A hero of the Soviet Union 5
/ref> Colonel Mosolov also piloted the prototype MiG-21 on its first flight on 14 February 1955.Laukkanen, Jyrki. ''MiG-21 in Finnish Air Force'' (Apali, 2004, Hämeenlinna), s. 7.

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* Belyakov, R.A. and J. Marmain. ''MiG: Fifty Years of Secret Aircraft Design''. Shrewsbury, UK:Airlife, 1994. . * Hirvonen, Pauli: MMM - Nuorten Ilmailukirja, Otava, Helsinki, 1961 (s. 132) * Highland, H.J.: ''Hauska on tietää 4 - Lentotaito'', WSOY, 1974, suom. T.J. Kivilahti (alkuteos Wonder Books, Englanti 1961–66, suom. teos painettu Puolassa) * Lahtela & Nykänen (toim.): MiG-21 Suomen sinessä, Karjalan Lennoston Kilta ry./Kevama Graf, 1998, Kuopio (s.24) 1926 births 2018 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Soviet test pilots Soviet Air Force officers Recipients of the Order of Lenin Military personnel from Ufa Russian aviation record holders Soviet aviation record holders {{Russia-mil-bio-stub