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Honoured Pilot of the USSR

Field	Value
name	Honorary title
Honoured Pilot of the USSR
image	Distinguished Pilot Of The Soviet Union.jpg
image_size	200px
caption	Obverse of the breast badge
"Honoured Pilot of the USSR"
presenter	USSR
type	Honorary title
eligibility	Citizens of the Soviet Union
awarded_for	Excellence in civil aviation airmanship
status	No longer awarded
established	September 30, 1965
firstawarded	August 16, 1966
related	Honoured Navigator of the USSR

Honoured Pilot of the USSR "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" The Honorary Title "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" () was a state civilian award of the Soviet Union established on September 30, 1965 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 3993-VI to recognise excellence in civilian aviation. It was abolished on August 22, 1988 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 9441-XI.

Award Statute

The honorary title "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" was awarded to qualified civilian pilots 1st class for special merit in the development of modern aircraft, in the use of the most advanced piloting techniques, for the highest standards in education and training of flight personnel, for long-term trouble-free flying and for outstanding achievements in the use of aviation in the national economy.

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the main conferring authority of the award based on recommendations of the Ministry for Civil Aviation of the USSR.

The chest badge "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" was worn on the right side of the chest and in the presence of other orders, placed over them. If worn with honorary titles of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.

Award Description

The "Honoured Pilot of the USSR" chest badge was a 27mm wide by 23mm high silver and nickel polygon with raised edges. At the top of the obverse, the relief inscription in two lines covered to the left "HONOURED PILOT" (Russian: ЗАСЛУЖЕННЫЙ ПИЛОТ), in the center, the gilt tombac image of a jet transport aircraft climbing diagonally towards the right, at the bottom, the relief inscription "USSR" (Russian: СССР) superimposed over a laurel branch.

The badge was secured to a standard Soviet square mount by a silver-plated ring through the suspension loop. The mount was covered by a silk moiré blue ribbon. It was secured to clothing with a pin attachment or with a threaded screw and nut.

Notable Recipients (partial list)

Pavel Mikhailov
Aleksey Semenkov
Iraida Vertiprakhova
Leonid Zholduev

References

(1965-09-30). "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 3993-VI of September 30, 1965". Legal Library of the USSR.
(1988-08-22). "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 9441-XI of August 22, 1988". Legal Library of the USSR.
(2010-09-07). "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099". Russian Gazette.

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