Mark Shevelev

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Mark Shevelev
Native name	Марк Иванович Шевелёв
Born	24 October [O.S. 11 October] 1904 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	6 October 1991 (aged 86) Moscow, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant-general of Aviation
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Mark Ivanovich Shevelev (Russian: Марк Иванович Шевелёв; 24 October [O.S. 11 October] 1904 – 6 October 1991) was a Soviet pilot during World War II and one of founders of Soviet polar aviation.^[1] He was a head of aviation department Aviaarktika of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, a Hero of the Soviet Union, and later reached the rank lieutenant-general.