Nikolai Pinchuk (pilot)

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]

Nikolai Pinchuk
Native name
Николай Григорьевич Пинчук
Born4 February 1921
Budyonovka village
(located within present-day Babruysk District, Belarus
Died12 January 1978
Minsk, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1940—1975
RankColonel
Unit18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

References edit

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