Leonid Ivanov (test pilot)
Soviet cosmonaut (1950–1980)
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Leonid Grigoriyevich Ivanov (June 25, 1950 – October 24, 1980) was a member of Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 6. He graduated from Higher Air Force School, Kachinsk, in 1971.[1][2]
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Leonid Ivanov | |
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| Born | June 25, 1950 |
| Died | October 24, 1980 (aged 30) |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
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| Cosmonaut | |
Ivanov was killed on 24 October 1980, in the crash of a MiG-27 aircraft during a test flight in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[1][2]
