Pavel Voronin

Pavel Voronin

Soviet military leader, major general of the engineering aviation service
Date of Birth: 12.07.1903

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Career in Aviation
  3. Post-War Accomplishments
  4. Later Years and Legacy
  5. Awards and Honors

Early Life and Education

Pavel Andreevich Voronin was born on July 12, 1903, in Kaluga, Russia. In 1920, he moved to Moscow and began working as an apprentice fitter at Aviation Plant No. 1. Voronin continued his education at an evening technical college and later at the Lepse Machine-Building Institute.

Career in Aviation

In 1936, Voronin was sent to the United States for eight months to study aircraft production. Upon his return, he played a key role in establishing an experimental design department at Plant No. 1, headed by A.I. Mikoyan and M.I. Gurevich.

In 1940, Voronin was appointed Deputy Minister of the USSR Ministry of Aviation Industry. With the outbreak of World War II, he led the evacuation of aviation enterprises to eastern Russia and established mass production of aircraft.

Post-War Accomplishments

After the war, Plant No. 1 continued producing renowned aircraft designed by Mikoyan's design bureau. Among these were the MiG-9, the first jet-powered aircraft; the MiG-19, the first supersonic fighter; the all-weather MiG-21; and the MiG-23 with variable-sweep wings.

Later Years and Legacy

Voronin passed away in 1984 and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. A bronze bust of him stands in his hometown of Kaluga. His name is honored by the Mig RAC Production Center, where a memorial plaque has been placed in his memory.

Awards and Honors

Voronin was twice awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor (1941, 1982), the Lenin Prize (1976), and was promoted to Major General of the Aviation Engineering Service (1944). He was also the director and general director of the aviation production association "Znamya Truda" (Moscow Plant No. 30).

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