Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

Founder of three Soviet Russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943)

Crimean Tatar WWII flying ace, test pilot, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1920-1971)

Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943)

Australian aviator (1897-1935)

Russian aviator (1887–1914)

French aviator (1901–1936)

Hungarian politician (1904–1942)

French flying ace and adventurer (1892-1927)

Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1902–1937)

Hero of the Soviet Union

American aviation pioneer

Slovene aviation pioneer (1886–1911)

American aviator and explorer (1897-1929)

Russian flying ace (1889-1919)

Polish aircraft designer and aviator (1903–1932)

French aviator (1881-1927)

Italian poet (1901-1931)

Belgian aviator (1892-1929)

United States Army general (1884–1943)

German gliding pioneer (1900-1959)

Belarusian aviator (1958–1996)

United States Army general (1888–1945)

English aviator and ornithologist, nurse and hospital manager (1865–1937)

Soviet fighter pilot during World War II, reported as the first woman to shoot down an enemy aircraft in a night battle

Soviet aircraft pilot (1909-1940)

Bolivian commercial aviator

Vietnamese astronaut (1949–1981)

Australian aviator (1898-1934)

aviator (1899–1931)

Recipient of the Iron Cross (1894–1930)

United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1898-1943)

Soviet aviator, test pilot (1916–1956)

Soviet military personnel (1923–1944)

American balloonist and parachutist (1856-1889)

Polish aviator (1895–1932)

American aviator and activist

English socialite and aviation patron and enthusiast (1864–1927)

Polish aviator

Polish aviation pioneer (1828-1869)

French general (1894-1955)

Russian flying ace (1894–1918)

Italian flying ace (1891-1917)

Indian Air Force Pilot (1920-1970)

Italian aviator (1911-1932)

Brazilian businessman (1942–2001)

French flying ace (1897–1944)