Pyotr Pokryshev
Soviet flying ace (1914–1967)
Died aged 52VirgoSoviet Union
Biography
Pyotr Afanasyevich Pokryshev (Russian: Пётр Афана́сьевич Покры́шев; 24 August [O.S. 11 August] 1914 – 22 August 1967) was a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the Soviet Airforce during the Second World War who became a flying ace with 18 individual and 9 shared confirmed shootdowns who was twice awarded with the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Awards & honours (9)
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Star
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Gold Star medal
- Medal "For Battle Merit"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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