Background
Mazuruk was born in Brest-Litovsk in 1906.
Mazuruk was born in Brest-Litovsk in 1906.
He graduated from the Air Force Leningrad Military-Theoretical School in 1928 and graduated from Borisoglebsk Pilot School in 1929.
In 1937, Mazuruk commanded a modified Tupolev Tuberculosis-3 aircraft that airlifted personnel and material to North Pole-1 the first North Pole manned drifting station. During the, Mazurk commanded the 1st Ferry Aircraft Division that ferried Lend Lease aircraft from the United States to the Soviet Union. During the war over 8,000 aircraft were delivered to the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics via this route.
Mazuruk was promoted Major General in 1946.
He retired from active duty in 1953 and worked for the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. He made over 254 flights to polar research stations, including the first landing of an Antonov An-2 aircraft in Antarctica during the 1st Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.
