Otto Kalvitsa

Otto Kalvitsa
Otto Kalvitsa in the Dobrolyot uniform
Native name
Отто Кальвиц
Born(1888-11-21)21 November 1888
Kontiolahti, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died7 March 1930(1930-03-07) (aged 41)
Sangar, Sakha Republic, Soviet Union
AllegianceRed Finland
Soviet Union
BranchRed Guards
Soviet Navy
Service years1918–1926
Conflicts
Awards

Otto Kalvitsa (Russian: Отто Артурович Кальвиц; 21 November 1888 – 7 March 1930) was a Finnish-born Soviet aviator and a polar explorer. He is known as one of the pioneers of the Soviet Arctic aviation.

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