The house-museum of the Hryzodubovy family

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Stephen V. Hryzodubovy was an inventor and self-taught pilot. His daughter Valentina Hryzodubovy - the first woman awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. 24–25 September 1938, she was commander of the crew An-37 "Motherland", which made a nonstop flight Moscow - Far East (pos. Kirby, Khabarovsk Region), setting the women's world distance record: 6,450km in 26h 29min. In the museum are more than 2,000 exhibits related to the life and work Hryzodubovy and design engineer P.G. Benynha, who's the first director and chief designer of the Kharkov Aviation Plant 1926-1934.