Boris Iliodorowitsch Rossinski
1884–1977 (age 93)
Biography
Boris Iliodorovich Rossinski (1884–1977) was a pioneering Russian aircraft pilot whose career spanned the early development of aviation. Born in 1884, he was among the first generation to pursue aviation as a profession, contributing to the advancement of Russian aeronautical achievement during a transformative period.
Rossinski's distinguished career as an aircraft pilot is honored by his burial at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. His death in 1977 at an advanced age marked the end of a remarkable life that witnessed the entire evolution of powered flight from its earliest days.