Leonid Ivanov (test pilot)

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]

This article is about the Soviet cosmonaut. For the Soviet World War II pilot with a similar name, see Leonid Ivanov (pilot).
Leonid Ivanov
Born(1950-06-25)June 25, 1950
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
DiedOctober 24, 1980(1980-10-24) (aged 30)
Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
NationalitySoviet
OccupationPilot
Space career
Cosmonaut

Ivanov was killed on October 24, 1980, in the crash of a MiG-27 aircraft during a test flight in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[1][2]

Reference
  1. "Ivanov". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. "Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts: Leonid Grigoriyevich Ivanov". SPACEFACTS.de. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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