Soviet fighter ace of the Second World War (1913–1985)
Alexander Pokryshkin
Pokryshkin in 1943
Native name
Александр Иванович Покрышкин
Born
6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1913 Novosibirsk, Russian Empire
Died
13 November 1985(1985-11-13) (aged 72) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Years of service
1932–1981
Rank
Marshal of Aviation
Unit
16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union (thrice) US Army Distinguished Service Medal
Spouse(s)
Mariya Kuzmichna
Signature
Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Покры́шкин; 6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1913 – 13 November 1985) was a Soviet fighter pilot in World War II, and later a marshal of aviation. He was one of the highest-scoring Soviet aces, and the highest-scoring pilot ever to fly an American aircraft, having achieved the great majority of his kills in the Lend-Lease Bell P-39 Airacobra.[1] During the war Pokryshkin earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union three times: 24 May 1943,[2] 24 August 1943, and 19 August 1944. After the war, he served in the Soviet Air Defense Forces, reaching the rank of Marshal of Aviation; he retired in 1981.
During the war, he strongly promoted training in and use of improved aerial combat techniques, such as vertical maneuvers that newer fighter aircraft were capable of carrying out, and he spent much of his time studying aerobatics for combat situations.
^Saltzman, B. Chance; Searle, Thomas R. (2001). Introduction to the United States Air Force. Diane Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 9781428926219.
^Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР «О присвоении звания Героя Советского Союза начальствующему составу Военно-Воздушных сил Красной Армии» от 24 мая 1943 года // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1943. — 31 мая (№ 20 (226)). — С. 1
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