Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov
Soviet general
Died when: 84 years 311 days (1018 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Беляко́в; 21 December 1897 [O.S. 9 December] – 28 November 1982) was a Soviet flight navigator who, together with command pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgy Baydukov, set a record for the longest uninterrupted flight in 1936 and made , flying from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington.
He was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and served as a lieutenant general of the Soviet Air Forces.
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