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Oleg Antonov
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Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-02-07 ) 7 February 1906, Troitsy, Russia
- Died
- 4 April 1984 (1984-04-04) (aged 78), Kiev , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
- Alma mater
- Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (1930)
- Occupations
- scientist engineer aircraft pilot
- Years active
- 1924–1984
- Known for
- Antonov aircraft designer
- Title
- Doctor of Science Professor
- Spouse
- Elizaveta Shahkhatuni
- Awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1966) Stalin Prize (1952) Lenin Prize (1962)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of death
- Kyiv
- Spouse
- Elizaveta Shahkhatuni
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Antonov
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- flying machine
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Image
- Oleg Antonow.png
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- Commons category
- Oleh Antonov
- date of birth
- 1906-01-25
- date of death
- 1984-04-04
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of the USSR
- place of burial
- Baikove Cemetery
- ethnic group
- Russians
- different from
- Oleg Antonov
- name in native language
- Антонов Олег Костянтинович
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Encyclopedic overview
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (7 February 1906 – 4 April 1984) was a Soviet aeroplane designer. He founded the Research and Design Bureau No. 153 (OKB-153) in Novosibirsk, which was moved to Ukraine in 1952 and is now called Antonov in his honor. Antonov designed a number of Soviet aeroplanes (such as the Antonov An-2, Antonov An-12) and numerous gliders for both civilian and military use.
Early life
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