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Wings of Victory (1941)

Wings of Victory (1941)

Drama War
Release Date: 1941, March 12
Directors: Mikheil Kalatozishvili
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Lenfilm, Lenfilm
Cast: Pyotr Beryozov, Vladimir Belokurov, Arkadiy Raykin, Serafima Birman, Irina Zarubina, Semyon Mezhinsky, Boris Zhukovsky, Mikheil Gelovani, Kseniya Tarasova, Vasili Vanin, Sergei Yarov, Fyodor Bogdanov

Overview:

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.