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Valery Chkalov

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Valery Chkalov
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Modern DVD Cover
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USSR
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
Release Date 1941
Language Russian
Studio Lenfilm
Main Cast
Character Actor
Valery Chkalov Vladimir Belokurov
Olga Chkalova Kseniya Tarasova
Pavel Pavlovich Vasili Vanin
Georgiy Baidukov Pyotr Berezov
Alexander Belyakov Sergei Yarov


Valery Chkalov (US release title Wings of Victory) is a 1941 Soviet B&W movie directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and depicting the life of Valery Pavlovich Chkalov, famous Soviet test pilot and the leader of first transpolar air route from USSR to USA.


The following weapons were used in the film Valery Chkalov:


Mauser C96 "Bolo"

During the flight over The North Pole Chkalov opens a porthole of his ANT-25 plane and salutes several shots of his Mauser C96 "Bolo" pistol.

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Mauser C96 Short Barreled "Bolo" Model - 7.63x25mm Mauser
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Chkalov (at the right) holds a Mauser.

Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS

Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS machine guns are used on various Soviet warplanes.

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Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS aircraft machine gun - 7.62x54mmR. This is a turret version.
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A pair of ShKAS machine guns are mounted in wings on I-16 fighter plane.
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Twin nose mountings of ShKAS are used on SB bombers.

Degtyaryov DA-2

Twin Degtyaryov DA-2 machine gun is seen mounted on TB-3 heavy bomber.

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Degtyaryov DA-2 twin machine gun - 7.62x54mm R
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A nose mounting of DA-2 is seen.