Pavel Golovin
# Pavel Golovin

Pavel Golovin (26 April 1909 – 27 April 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot and colonel.

## Biography

Golovin was the world's first pilot to fly over the North Pole, on 5 May 1937.

## Awards and honors

* Hero of the Soviet Union
* Order of Lenin
* Order of the Red Banner
* Order of the Red Star

A street in his city of birth, Naro-Fominsk, is named after him.

