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Popovich, Marina Lavrentrevna Vasliyevna

Person · Russia

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Popovich Marina
Popovich Marina
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Russian engineer at Antonov, VVS officer and test pilot, holder of 13 aviation world records, wife of cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, world-renowned UFO expert.

Joined the Antonov design bureau in 1947. She learned to fly and at some point was commissioned as an officer in the Soviet Air Force. By the time she met future cosmonaut Pavel Popovich in 1955, she was a Major, a test pilot and holder of 13 aviation world records. Following her retirement as a Colonel, she was a world-renowned UFO expert.

Country
Russia
Agency
VVS
Bibliography
4452, 5906

Chronology

1 event

1931 July 20

  • Birth of Marina Lavrentrevna Vasliyevna Popovich - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Popovich, Marina. Russian engineer at Antonov, VVS officer and test pilot, holder of 13 aviation world records, wife of cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, world-renowned UFO expert..