Ivan Laveykin

Ivan Laveykin
Native name
Иван Павлович Лавейкин
Born2 August 1921
Smolensk, RSFSR
Died2 December 1986 (aged 65)
Moscow, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1939—1986
RankGeneral-major of Aviation
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Pavlovich Laveykin (Russian: Иван Павлович Лавейкин; 2 August 1921 — 2 December 1986) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 August 1943 for his initial victories, he went on to achieve a final tally of 24 solo shootdowns.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953 [Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953]. Moscow: Yauza. p. 667. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. OCLC 879321002.
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