Photo: Autor nieznany, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Nikolay Kamov

Soviet aerospace engineer

Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Nikolay Kamov (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 14, 1902, died Nov 24, 1973.¹

Companies

KamovFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedTomsk Polytechnic University³

Career

Occupation: scientist, engineer, military flight engineer.⁶

1940 to 1973Worked at Kamov⁴
1931 to 1939Worked at Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute⁴
1927 to 1931Worked at Department of marine pilot aircraft at the factory «Krasny letchik»⁴
1924 to 1927Worked at Dobrolyot⁴
1923 to 1924Worked at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center⁴
Date not recordedFounded Kamov⁵

Personal life

BornSep 14, 1902, Irkutsk⁷
DiedNov 24, 1973, Moscow⁸
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russian Empire⁹

Awards

1972Hero of Socialist Labour¹⁰
1972Order of Lenin¹⁰
1972USSR State Prize¹⁰
1971Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹⁰
1962Order of Lenin¹⁰
1957Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹⁰
Date not recordedVDNKh gold medal¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataNikolay Kamov on Wikidata
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WikipediaNikolay Kamov on Wikipedia
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: Worked at Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: Founded Kamov, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataNikolay Kamov: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataKamov, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsNikolay Kamov photo by Autor nieznany, Public domain