Valery Vasilievich Raevsky (born August 16, 1937 , Kursk , USSR ) - test parachute-aviation equipment, Honored parachutist-tester of the USSR (1986), USSR Master of Sports of the international class (1973), Lieutenant Colonel of the Airborne Forces (1978).
| Valery Vasilievich Raevsky | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | August 16, 1937 (82 years old) | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Kursk , RSFSR , USSR [1] | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  USSR →  Russia | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | Pattern: Air Force | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1967 - 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Rank |  lieutenant colonel | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Born on August 16, 1937 in the city of Kursk . He spent his childhood and youth in the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz ). In 1961 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute . Since 1955, he went in for parachuting in the aero club of the Moscow Aviation Institute. In 1958-1963 - Member of the USSR national parachuting team. Since February 1961 - test parachutist of the Research Institute of Parachute Engineering . He tested the parachute D-1-5U [2] .
In the Soviet Army since October 1967 - a test parachutist of the military acceptance of the Research Institute of Parachute Engineering. He tested many parachutes and parachute systems for various purposes. In 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 he participated in the establishment of 14 world parachute records. He made 5615 parachute jumps (2534 of which were test jumps). In 1985, Raevsky was one of the first in the country to be awarded the honorary title of Honored Test Tester of the USSR (badge No. 5). Since November 1990, Lt. Col. Raevsky - in stock. After leaving the army, he continued to work as an engineer in the military acceptance of the Research Institute of Parachute Engineering . Lives in Moscow [2] .
Rewards
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (02.17.1976)
- medals, including:
- "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- “For Impeccable Service” I degree
Honorary titles
- Honored Test Paratrooper of the USSR (08.16.1985)
- USSR master of sports of international class (1973)
See also
- Honored Test Paratrooper of the USSR
Notes
- ↑ Now Russia
- ↑ 1 2 Simonov A.A. Honored Testists of the USSR. - 2nd, supplemented. - Moscow: Fund for the Promotion of Aviation “Russian Knights”, 2015. - P. 302. - 408 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906036-9-1 .
Literature
- Simonov A.A. Honored Testers of the USSR. - 2nd, supplemented. - Moscow: Fund for the Promotion of Aviation “Russian Knights”, 2015. - P. 302. - 408 p. - ISBN 978-5-9906036-9-1 .