Valery Kuzmin
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Valery Ilyich Kuzmin (Russian: Валерий Ильич Кузьмин; 7 November 1918 – 1 June 1983) was an aviation pioneer in Yakutia who became the director of the Yakutsk division of Aeroflot, the Soviet state airline, a recipient of the titles Honoured Pilot of the USSR as well as Hero of Socialist Labor. He was also the first ethnic Yakut pilot.[1]
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| Born | Valery Ilyich Kuzmin November 7, 1918 |
| Died | June 1, 1983 (aged 64) |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |