Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR
The Honorary Title "Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR" (Russian: Заслуженный лётчик-испытатель СССР) was a state award of the Soviet Union established on August 14, 1958 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 2523-X to recognise courage and excellence of military and civilian test pilots in flight research and testing of aircraft. Its statute was confirmed on August 22, 1988 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 9441-XI. The title ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.
| Honorary title Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR | |
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Obverse of the chest badge "Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR" | |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Awarded for | Excellence in flight research and testing of aircraft |
| Presented by | Soviet Union Presidium of the Supreme Soviet |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | August 14, 1958 |
| First awarded | February 17, 1959 |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Honoured Test Navigator of the USSR |
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