Nikolai Tsymbal

Nikolai Tsymbal
Nikolai Tsymbal
Native name	Николай Андреевич Цымбал
Born	20 January 1925; Nastashka, Rokytne Raion, Belotserkovsky Okrug, Kiev Governorate, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	15 January 2020 (aged 94); Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Service/branch	Soviet Air Forces
Years of service	1941–1988
Rank	General-Lieutenant of Aviation
Awards	Order of the Red Banner; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of the Red Star (twice); Order of the Patriotic War First and Second classes; Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Second and Third classes; Order of Friendship

Nikolai Andreyevich Tsymbal (Russian: Николай Андреевич Цымбал; 20 January 1925 – 15 January 2020) was an officer of the Soviet Armed Forces. He worked in the force's political branch and reached the rank of General-Lieutenant of Aviation. He was deputy head of the Gagarin Air Force Academy. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the Order of Friendship.[1]

References

"First man in space : the life and achievement of Yuri Gagarin : a collection / editor Nikolai Tsymbal ; translated from the Russian". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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[SI-1] "First man in space : the life and achievement of Yuri Gagarin : a collection / editor Nikolai Tsymbal ; translated from the Russian". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 January 2020.