Mikhail Gromov (aviator)
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Gromov (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Громов) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
On July 12-14 1937 Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev, and S. A. Danilin established a new non-stop flight distance record of 10,148 km (6,303 miles) from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, USA via the North Pole.
He was the first director of LII.