Temur Apakidze
Temur Avtandilis Dze Apakidze | |
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| Native name | თემურ აფაქიძე Тимур Автандилович Апакидзе |
| Born | 4 March 1954 |
| Died | 17 July 2001 (aged 47) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russian Federation Russia |
| Branch | Soviet Naval Aviation Russian Naval Aviation |
| Service years | 1975–2001 |
| Rank | Major General |
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| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation |
Temur Avtandilis Dze Apakidze (Georgian: თემურ ავთანდილის ძე აფაქიძე, Russian: Тимур Автандилович Апакидзе, Timur Avtandilovich Apakidze; 4 March 1954 – 17 July 2001) was a Russian major general of Georgian ethnicity, fighter pilot, flight specialist and founder of the modern Russian Naval Aviation and Hero of the Russian Federation.