Nikolai Kuznetsov (pilot)
Nikolai Kuznetsov | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Administration of Civil Aviation | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1922 Novokarpovka, Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, RSFSR |
| Died | August 12, 2009 (aged 86) Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Profession | Aviator |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor (twice) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Soviet Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1941–1947 |
| Commands | Soviet Air Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Nikolai Alekseyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Николай Алексеевич Кузнецов; 19 December 1922 —12 August 2009) was a Soviet, and later, Kazakhstani aviator. Kuznetsov served in the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II, and later went on to serve as the director of the Kazakh SSR's Administration of Civil Aviation. Kuznetsov has been called the "father of Kazakhstani aviation".