Aleksandr Belyakov

Aleksandr Belyakov was a Soviet flight navigator who, together with two other Soviet pilots, set a record for the longest uninterrupted flight in 1936 and made the first non-stop flight across the North Pole. Belyakov was later elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and served as a lieutenant general of the Soviet Air Forces. Belyakov and other Soviet officials met with President Ford at the White House on June 23, 1975.