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Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 25 June 1950. Died 24 October 1980.

Personal: Male. Born in Safonovo, Russia. Crash of MiG-27 aircraft during test flight. Soviet Air Force Graduated from Higher Air Force School, Katchinsk, 1971 Soviet Air Force Major and pilot, Soviet Air Force.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Air Force Group 6 - 1976. Deceased Entered space service: 1 December 1978. Left space service: 24 October 1980. Cosmonaut training 23 August 1976 - 30 January 1979.

Ivanov Chronology

23 August 1976 - Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 6 selected..

24 October 1980 - Cosmonaut Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov dies at age of 30 -- Crash of aircraft during test flight..

Bibliography:

Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", Web Address when accessed: http://www.spacefacts.de/.

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