For Ukrainian cyclist, see Vitaly Popkov (cyclist).
Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov
Native name
Виталий Иванович Попков
Born
(1922-05-01)1 May 1922 Moscow, RSFSR
Died
6 February 2010(2010-02-06) (aged 87) Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Years of service
1940–1989
Rank
General-Lieutenant of Aviation
Unit
5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov (Russian: Виталий Иванович Попков; 1 May 1922 – 6 February 2010) was a Soviet fighter pilot who became a flying ace during the Second World War. During the war, he was credited with around 40 aerial victories for which he was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war he remained in the military and reached the rank of general-lieutenant, retiring in 1989. He died in 2010 at the age of 88.
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Global Information
Soviet Union
Soviet Air Force