Mikhail Komelkov

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Mikhail Komelkov
Native name
Михаил Сергеевич Комельков
Born12 April 1923
Kedrovo village, Tver Governorate, RSFSR
Died25 April 2003 (aged 80)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1938—1961
RankColonel
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Mikhail Sergeevich Komelkov (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Комельков; 12 April 1923 — 25 April 2003) was a Soviet flying ace during World War II. At the end of the war his tally stood at 33 solo and seven shared shootdowns, for which he soon thereafter received the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 27 June 1945.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953 [Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953]. Moscow: Yauza. pp. 568–569. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. OCLC 879321002.
  2. ^ "Комельков Михаил Сергеевич". soviet-aces-1936-53.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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