Anatoly was not a current Member of SETP but we know he was known by many throughout the organization and thought we should pass this information on.
The Society was saddened to learn of the “Last Flight” of Anatoly Kvochur on 15 April 2024. One day before his 72nd birthday.
Anatoly Kvochur was born on 16 April 1952, in the village of Mazurovka, Mohyliv-Podilskyi in the Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Kvochur studied at the V. M. Komarov Higher Military Flying School at Yeysk, graduating in 1973. He began service as a pilot in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. He served for two years before he was discharged from the Soviet Armed Forces in 1977 with a recommendation for admittance to the Fedotov Test Pilot School. He graduated from the school in 1978.
From 1978 to 1981 he worked as a test pilot at Komsomolsk-on-Amur, testing Su-17 aircraft and its modifications. He also studied further at the Moscow Aviation Institute, from whence he graduated in 1981.
Kvochur was transferred to the Mikoyan Design Bureau where he participated in the testing of more than 80 types of aircraft, including MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, MiG-29, MiG-31, as well as air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles. He later appeared in numerous international air shows, showcasing Russian aircraft.
In 1995 Kvochur participated in a very long-range flight demonstration of Su-27PD and Su-27PU Flankers featuring an inflight refueling probe. He led an aerobatic team, known as the Test Pilots Team (“Lyotchiki-Ispyttahteli”) which also included the pilots Vladimir Loginovsky and Alexander Garnaev. He was buried at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 17 April 2024.
Anatoly became a Member of SETP in December 1991.
