Nikolai Pinchuk (pilot)
Appearance
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Native name | Николай Григорьевич Пинчук |
Born | 4 February 1921 Budyonovka village (located within present-day Babruysk District, Belarus |
Died | 12 January 1978 Minsk, USSR |
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Years of service | 1940—1975 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Nikolai Grigoryevich Pinchuk (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Пинчук; 4 February 1921 — 12 January 1978) was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II who totaled 20 solo and 2 shared aerial victories.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953 [Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953]. Moscow: Yauza. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. OCLC 879321002.