Awards and Legacy
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Antonov received the State Award of the USSR in 1952 and Lenin Award in 1962.
- Antonov was also decorated with three Orders of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st class
- The Antonov design bureau has the distinction of making huge and powerful aircraft throughout its existence.
- In November 2004, FAI placed the An-225 in the Guinness Book of Records for its 240 records. The highly popular AN-124 "Ruslan" is used worldwide for cargo transport.
- A street in Kiev city is named after Oleg Antonov.
- A coin was minted of Copper Nickel Alloy in 2006 by the National Bank of Ukraine honoring Antonov. In addition, a silver proof coin was issued by the Bank of Russia to commemorate 100 years since Antonov's birth.
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