Pyotr Deynekin
Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (Russian: Пётр Степа́нович Дейне́кин; 14 December 1937 – 19 August 2017) was a Russian military general. He was born in Morozovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In 1997, he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation.[1][2][3][4][5] Deynekin's rank was General of the army.
In 1969, he graduated from the Gagarin Air Force Academy.
From 1991 to 1992, he was commander-in-chief of the air force and deputy defense minister of the USSR. In 1992, he served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 1992 until 1998, he was the commanding officer of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.
He retired in 2002.
Deynekin died on 19 August 2017 in Moscow at the age of 79.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ warheroes.ru Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (in Russian)
- ^ Дальней авиации 90 лет[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
- ^ biografija.ru Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (in Russian)
- ^ Russian Ministry of Defence. Pyotr Deynekin at the age of 79 piloted Douglas DC-3 at an air show (in Russian)
- ^ Ex-Russian Air Force commander, 79, flies Douglas plane during airshow TASS
- ^ Скончался первый главком ВВС России Петр Дейнекин (in Russian)
- ^ The ex-commander of the Russian Air Force Deynekin died at the age of 80 Interfax (in Russian)
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