Nikolai Pinchuk (pilot)

Nikolai Pinchuk
Native name
Николай Григорьевич Пинчук
Born(1921-02-04)4 February 1921
Budyonovka village
(located within present-day Babruysk District, Belarus
Died12 January 1978(1978-01-12) (aged 56)
Minsk, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Branch
Soviet Air Force
Service years
1940—1975
Rank
Colonel
Unit18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

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]

References

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