Alexander Smorchkov
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Smorchkov (Alexandr P. Smortzkow) was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union. He was a participant in World War II, claiming 4 air victories.
He was also a flying ace during the Korean war, with 523 IAP and claiming an estimated 12-15 victories.[1] On 22 October 1951 he shot down a B-29A of the 19th Bombardment Group and the next day a B-29 of the 307th Bombardment Wing. On 24 October another B-29 of the 19th BG was downed, the 7 crew bailing out.
See also
References
- ↑ Krylov & Tepsurkaev 2008, p. 6
Sources
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External links
- Smorchkov, Aleksandr Pavlovich (Russian)
Categories:
- Articles with Russian-language external links
- Russian aviators
- Soviet Korean War flying aces
- Soviet military personnel of the Korean War
- Soviet Air Force officers
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- 1919 births
- 1998 deaths
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star