Iakov Vassiliévitch Shishkin

Fighter pilot and Soviet Ace of the Second world war, decorated with the Order of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Career

Born with Alexeevka , in the area of Saratov, the December 23rd 1920, it engaged in the Red Army in 1938 and left licensed pilot the military academy of the Air " Engels" in 1940.

It was to join the face only in December 1943, at the conclusion of a formation pushed in a specialized air center, and to be transferred to the 32.GuIAP (= air regiment of hunting of the Garde), equipped with P-39 Airacobra and with which it finished the war like Kapitan (= Capitaine). Having mainly fought above the Poland and the territory of the Reich, one can note among his air successes:

1 Fw.190 cut down the February 4th 1945 meadows of Breslau
1 Fw.190 cut down the March 22nd 1945 meadows of Steinau.

At the end of the conflict it ordered a Escadrille 32.GuIAP .

At the conclusion of this one it continued a military career, and after having been graduate of the Academy of the Air, in 1959, it took its retirement like polkovnik (= Colonel) in 1968. It was to die with Minsk the December 27th 1979.

Prize list and decorations

Table of hunting

Credited with 18 approved victories , all individual , obtained during 244 missions of war and 36 aerial combats .

Decorations

Hero of the Soviet Union the June 27th 1945;
Order of Lénine;
2 times titular of the Order of the Red Flag;
Order of the Patriotic War of 1° class ;
2 times titular of the Order of Red Star.

Bibliography and sources

Divided into volumes Plak and C. Shores: Stalin' S Falcons - Gubb Street, London
Hans D. Seidl: Stalin' S Eagles - Schiffer Military book

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