“Fidelity to the Fatherland”: 100th Birth Anniversary of the Soviet Pilot Ace Ivan Kozhedub
2020-06-08T09:03:18.344Z
On June 8, 1920, three times Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Kozhedub was born - one of the most successful aces of the anti-Hitler coalition. During the Great Patriotic War, he made 330 sorties, spent 120 battles in the air and shot down 64 enemy aircraft. In the post-war period, Kozhedub served in senior positions in the Soviet Air Force and received the rank of Air Marshal in 1985. In addition, he wrote books, was engaged in social and political activities.
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