Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR

The honorary title "Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR" was awarded to military and civilian test-pilots 1st class of the aerospace and defense industry and the Soviet Armed Forces, for multiple years of creative work in the field of testing and research of new aviation technologies. == Award Description ==

The chest badge "Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR" was a 27mm wide by 23mm high silver and nickel polygon with raised edges. At the top of the obverse, the relief inscription in three lines covered to the left "HONOURED TEST PILOT" (), in the center, the gilt tombac image of a jet plane climbing diagonally towards the right its nose and tail slightly protruding over the edges, at the bottom, the relief inscription "USSR" () 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 by a threaded stud and nut or by a pin attachment. ==Notable Recipients (partial list)==

• Yury Abramovich • Sergei Anokhin • Toktar Aubakirov • Yuri Garnaev • Vladimir Ilyushin • Rafael Kaprelyan • Vladimir Kokkinaki • Anatoly Kvochur • Nina Rusakova • Rimantas Stankevičius • Amet-khan Sultan • Igor Volk == See also ==