Valerii Chkalov . The Red Flyer – aka Wings of Victory
Biographical film about a famous pilot, Varerii Chkalov (1904-1938). Chkalov is presented as a reckless hero who test-pilots new models of planes and finally undertakes a risky endeavor: a long-distance non-stop flight from Moscow to the Far East and via the North Pole to the USA.
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Russian |
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Lenfilm
1941
Soviet Union |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:41633e5e-c1b9-4cf9-9190-eef4dc45d8af |
| Summary: | Biographical film about a famous pilot, Varerii Chkalov (1904-1938). Chkalov is presented as a reckless hero who test-pilots new models of planes and finally undertakes a risky endeavor: a long-distance non-stop flight from Moscow to the Far East and via the North Pole to the USA. |
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| Published: | 1941 |