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Place of Birth: Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
About Marat Alykov
- Marat Raviliyevich Alykov (Russian: ????? ?????????? ??????; born 20 August 1959 in Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast) is a Russian pilot. Alykov, an ethnic Tatar, was born on 20 August 1959 in Kapustin Yar in the Vladimirovskaya District of Astrakhan Oblast to a military family.
- He joined the Soviet Army in 1976, and in 1980 graduated from the Kachinsk Higher Military Aviation School.
- Alykov flew the Sukhoi Su-17 between 1983 and 1984 in the Soviet–Afghan War and was awarded the Order of the Red Star.
- After leaving the Air Force, Alykov graduated from the Test Pilot School and became a Mikoyan test pilot.
- For his actions in testing aircraft, Alykov was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1998.
- Alykov currently works as the general director of the aviation maintenance company International Center of Business Aviation.
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