Wings of Victory (1941)

Release Date: 1941-03-12
Runtime: 1h 29min
Production Company: Lenfilm
Production Country: Soviet Union
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov

Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.