1968 jet fighter crash that killed the first man in space
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Death of Yuri Gagarin
A MiG-15UTI similar to the one involved in the crash
Accident
Date
27 March 1968 (1968-03-27)
Summary
Crashed following loss of control
Site
Near Novosyolovo, Vladimir Oblast, Soviet Union 56°2′47.9″N39°1′35.4″E / 56.046639°N 39.026500°E / 56.046639; 39.026500
Aircraft
Aircraft type
MiG-15UTI
Operator
Soviet Air Forces
Registration
612739
Flight origin
Chkalovsky Airport, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupants
2
Crew
2
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
On March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, died together with pilot Vladimir Seryogin during a routine training flight, after the MiG-15 jet fighter they were flying crashed near Novosyolovo in the Soviet Union.
After his death, the Soviet government declared a period of national mourning in the memory of Gagarin. This was the first case in Soviet history where a day of national mourning was declared after the death of a person while performing work for the state[1] and was the first time it happened for someone who was not a head of state.[2]
At 21:15 of the next day, the remains of Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin were cremated.[3] Their ashes were buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.[4]
Wrapped in secrecy, the cause of the crash that killed Gagarin is uncertain and became the subject of several theories.[5][6] At least three investigations into the crash were conducted separately by the Air Force, official government commissions, and the KGB.[7][8] According to a biography of Gagarin by Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony, Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin, the KGB worked "not just alongside the Air Force and the official commission members but against them."[7]
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^Алексей Сергеевич Абрамов. У кремлёвской стены. — Политическая литература, 1987.
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^Aris, Ben (28 March 2008). "KGB held ground staff to blame for Gagarin's death". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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