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    Fighter Ace Pechenyi and His Awards


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    Guards Major and Hero of Soviet Union.

    He was born 15.02.1919 in Belogorodka village, Kiev area.

    Graduated Odessa Military Flying School in 1938.

    Since august 1942 he fought with 8th Guard Fighters Group (since February 8, 1943 with 42nd Guard Fighters Group).

    Made 219 sorties.

    Took part in 64 air fight.

    Was wounded twice and contused.

    20 personal kills + 3 in the group.

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    List of kills

    17.08.42 – 1 – Ju-88

    03.02.43 – 1⁄4 – Ju-88

    11.02.43 – 1/5 – Ме-109

    17.02.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    21.03.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    14.05.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    26.05.43 – 1 – Ju-87

    27.05.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    28.05.43 – 1 – Ju-87

    28.05.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    28.05.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    31.05.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    03.06.43 – 1 – Ju-87

    26.07.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    30.08.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    30.08.43 – 1/6 – Ме-109

    19.09.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    21.09.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    08.10.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    12.11.43 – 1 – Ме-109

    12.01.44 – 1 – Ju-87

    14.01.44 – 1 – Ме-109

    17.02.44 – 1 – Ме-109

    He died 24.12.1994.

    Memory eternal!

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    Here we have short cut from Seidl, Hans (1998) Stalin Eagles: An Illustrated Study of the Soviet Aces of WWII and Korea. Schiffer (the only 371 pages long book in English dovoted to Soviet Aces of WW2 ).

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