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Andrej Nikolajevič Tupolev

1888 – 1972

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Wikipedia Summary

Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a Russian and later Soviet aeronautical engineer known for his pioneering aircraft designs as the director of the Tupolev Design Bureau.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 29, 1888
Pustomazovo
Date of death
December 23, 1972
Moscow
Citizenship

Russian Empire · Soviet Union

Occupations & fields
military flight engineerpoliticianengineerbusinesspersonaircraft pilot
Awards & honours
State Stalin Prize, 1st degreeUSSR State PrizeOrder of LeninOrder of the October RevolutionOrder of the Patriotic War, 1st classOrder of Suvorov, 2nd class
Field and occupation
ruský a sovětský konstruktér letadel
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