Alexander Molodchy

Who was Alexander Molodchy?

Alexander Ignatyevich Molodchy, was a famous pilot of the Soviet Long Range Aviation.

He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on two separate occasions. Molodchy was the most effective pilot of Long Range Aviation in the Soviet Union during the World War II. He conducted 311 combat flights. Molodchy participated in many bombardments of strategic military facilities of Nazi Germany. His combat mileage reached 600 thousand kilometers. He dropped more than 200 thousand tons of bombs on different military and industrial facilities of the enemy.

The Russian heavy strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-160 was named «Alexander Molodchy» in honour of pilot.