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This list of Russian and Soviet aviators includes the noteworthy
aviators of the
Russian Empire , the
Soviet Union and the
Russian Federation . The majority of pilots listed here served in the
Imperial Russian Air Force , the
Soviet Air Force or the modern
Russian Air Force (or continue to serve in the latter).
The aircrew members listed below either performed notable feats in aviation, held senior positions in Russian military aviation, and/or received national or international decorations for their aviation service.
Alphabetical list
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Grizodubova
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Nikolai Gastello , the first Soviet pilot to direct his burning aircraft at a ground target,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Polina Gelman , World War II bomber pilot, one of the
Night Witches ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Juri Gilsher , World War I flying ace amputee, awarded four decorations for valor
[3]
Alexander Golovanov ,
Chief Marshal of Aviation at the end of World War II, Commander of
Long Range Aviation
Gromov
Sergey Gritsevets , fighter ace during the
Spanish Civil War and the
Battle of Khalkhin Gol , & the first to be recognised twice as
Hero of the Soviet Union
Valentina Grizodubova , one of the first Soviet female pilots and
Heroes of the Soviet Union , set a record for woman's ultralong flights
Mikhail Gromov , set a record during the transcontinental flight over the
North Pole , founded the
Gromov Flight Research Institute ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
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Nikolai Kamanin , polar aviator, among the first to be decorated as
Hero of the Soviet Union , trained the first ever
cosmonauts , including
Yuri Gagarin ,
Gherman Titov and
Alexei Leonov
Rafael Kaprelyan ,
test pilot , holder of 10 world records for
helicopters ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexander Kazakov , the most successful Russian
flying ace of World War I, the first to perform an
aerial ramming and survive
[4]
Timofey Khryukin , fighter ace during
Spanish Civil War ,
Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Sergei Khudyakov , Marshal of Aviation during World War II, chief of staff of the Soviet Air Force
Vladimir Kokkinaki ,
test pilot , set twenty-two world records, later President of the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ,
Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Nikolai Kokorin , World War I flying ace, winner of three awards for valor
[5]
Zinaïda Kokorina , pilot and flight instructor, in 1925 became the world's first military pilot
Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova , test pilot and first women's world aerobatics champion
[6]
Ivan Kozhedub ,
Allied "Ace of Aces" in World War II, credited with
sixty-four victories ,
[7]
[8] three-time
Order of Lenin earner
Sergei Kramarenko , fighter ace in World War II and the
Korean War ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Stepan Kretov , long-range
bomber pilot during World War II, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Yevgraph Kruten , World War I fighter ace flew for, and won decorations from, both Imperial Russian and French Air Forces
[4]
Nikolai Kuimov , chief test pilot for
Ilyushin ,
Hero of the Russian Federation
[9]
Pavel Kutakhov , World War II fighter ace,
Chief Marshal of Aviation during the
Leonid Brezhnev era, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
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Ernst Leman , World War I flying ace, recipient of four gallantry medals
[10]
Sigismund Levanevsky , polar aviator, among the first to receive the honour of
Hero of the Soviet Union , died in a transpolar flight attempt
Anatoly Liapidevsky , polar aviator, the very first person to receive the honour of
Hero of the Soviet Union ,
General Major of Aviation
Lydia Litvyak , World War II pilot, one of the world's two female
fighter aces ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Loiko , World War I flying ace, recipient of five awards for valor
[11]
Meklin
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Mironov
Molokov
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Popova
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Yevgeny Pepelyaev , top Soviet fighter ace in the
Korean War ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexander Pishvanov , World War I flying ace, recipient of five decorations for valor
[14]
Viktor Pokrovsky , World War I flying ace, the first Russian pilot to capture an enemy plane and pilot
Alexander Pokryshkin , World War II
fighter ace , credited with 59 individual victories, thrice
Hero of the Soviet Union ,
Marshal of Aviation
Nadezhda Popova , Squadron Leader in the Night Witches
Vitaly Popkov , one of the top World War II fighter aces, credited with 41 individual victories, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexander Prokofiev de Seversky , World War I naval aviator,
Russian-American aviation pioneer and inventor
Georgy Prokofiev , balloonist who coordinated military stratospheric balloon program in 1930s, set world record in altitude on
USSR-1
Viktor Pugachyov , test pilot and pioneer of
supermaneuverability , the first to show
Pugachev's Cobra maneuver of
Su-27
Eduard Pulpe , World War I flying ace, recipient of awards for valor from both the Imperial Russian and French governments
[15]
Endel Puusepp , long-range bomber pilot, famous for flying a Soviet delegation over the front line from Moscow to Washington D.C. and back to negotiate the opening of the
Western Front ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Raskova
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Mikhail Safonov , World War I flying ace, recipient of two decorations for valor
[16]
Yevgeniy Savitskiy , World War II fighter ace, Marshal of Aviation, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Irina Sebrova , World War II bomber pilot, one of the
Night Witches ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Yevgeniya Shakhovskaya , the first woman military pilot
Lev Shestakov , top Soviet fighter ace during the
Spanish Civil War ,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Mark Shevelev , Commander of Soviet Polar aviation during World War II,
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Smirnov , recipient of five Russian and two foreign military decorations, fourth ranking fighter ace of the Imperial Russian Air Service during World War I
[17]
Yakov Smushkevich , Commander of the Soviet aviation in the
Spanish Civil War and in the
Battle of Khalkhin Gol , double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Nelson Stepanyan , World War II
dive bomber pilot, destroyed scores of enemy ships, tanks, cars, planes and guns, double
Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Strizhesky , recipient of the
Cross of St. George and the
Order of the Crown of Romania , victor of seven aerial battles during World War I
[18]
Amet-khan Sultan , World War II fighter ace, double
Hero of the Soviet Union , test pilot who died in a plane crash
Sultan
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Vlasov
Volk
Vodopyanov
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