Astronaut. Â From : "Gagarin visited London in July 1961, three months after his legendary flight. He met with members of the Foundry Workers Union during his visit, as he had worked as a foundryman before his career in aeronautics, as well as with the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth II."
Killed when the training jet he was piloting crashed.
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Yury Gagarin
The statue, a gift via the British Council, to the UK from the Russian Space ...
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin. Â A skeleton was found which is thought to be his. Â See the picture source for how they did that.
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.
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