Spartak Makovsky

Spartak Makovsky
Native name
Спартак Иосифович Маковский
Born27 November 1920
Pavlodar, Turkestan ASSR
Died27 March 2000(2000-03-27) (aged 79)
Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1939—1958
RankColonel
Unit43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Spartak Iosifovich Makovsky (Russian: Спарта́к Ио́сифович Мако́вский; 27 November 1920 — 27 March 2000) was a Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who became a flying ace during World War II, tallying an estimated 25 solo and three shared shootdowns.[1] He was also awarded the Order of Lenin, 3 Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, 2 Orders of the Patriotic War 1st class, and the Order of the Red Star.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953 [Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953]. Moscow: Yauza. pp. 738–739. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. OCLC 879321002.
  2. ^ "Маковский Спартак Иосифович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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