Background
SHESTAKOV, Semyon was born in 1898 in Bendery. Son of a medical orderly.
SHESTAKOV, Semyon was born in 1898 in Bendery. Son of a medical orderly.
Took part in several long-distance flights, including Moscow-Tokyo-Moscow flight (1927) and “Land of Soviets” flight from Moscow to New York via Siberia and the Pacific (1929). Fought in World War 2:.