Background
Vodop’ianov, Mikhail was born in 1899.
Vodop’ianov, Mikhail was born in 1899.
Educated at a pilots’ school, 1929.
Joined the Red Army, 1919. Took part in the Civil War. Took part in the rescue of the Cheliuskin expedition, 1934.
One of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, 1934. First to land an aircraft at the North Pole, 1937. During World War II, on active service, major-general, 1943.
Wrote memoirs.