Back Smrt Jurije Gagarina Czech Θάνατος του Γιούρι Γκαγκάριν Greek Youri Gagarine#Mort French Morte de Iuri Gagarin Portuguese Гибель Юрия Гагарина Russian Загибель Юрія Гагаріна Ukrainian
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.jpg) A MiG-15UTI similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 March 1968 |
| Summary | Crashed following loss of control |
| Site | Near Novosyolovo, Vladimir Oblast, Soviet Union 56°2′47.9″N 39°1′35.4″E / 56.046639°N 39.026500°E |
| 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 27 March 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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- ^ a b Doran & Bizony 2011, p. 221
- ^ 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.