| Valery Kuzmin | |
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| Born | Valery Ilyich Kuzmin (1918-11-07)November 7, 1918 Innyakh, Olyokminsky District, Yakut ASSR, RSFSR |
| Died | June 1, 1983(1983-06-01) (aged 64) Yakutsk, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
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.
References
- Kargapoltsev, Sergey. "Кузьмин Валерий Ильич". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-15.