Andrey Kulagin

Andrey Kulagin
Native name
Андрей Михайлович Кулагин
Born4 September 1921
Staroe Zakruzhye, Byelorussian SSR
(located within present-day Vietka District, Gomel Oblast
Died20 August 1980 (aged 58)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1940—1955
RankColonel
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Andrey Mikhailovich Kulagin (Russian: Андрей Михайлович Кулагин; 4 September 1921 — 20 August 1980) was a Soviet fighter pilot who became a flying ace during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 1 July 1944 for his initial victories, by the end of the war he totaled 30 solo and five shared shootdowns. After the end of the war he remained in the military, reaching the rank of colonel.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953 [Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953]. Moscow: Yauza. pp. 646–647. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. OCLC 879321002.
  2. ^ Ufarkin, Nikolai. "Кулагин Андрей Михайлович". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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