Fyodor Shikunov

Fyodor Ivanovich Shikunov
Native name
Фёдор Иванович Шикунов
Born(1921-04-30)30 April 1921
Maykop, Kuban-Black Sea Oblast, Russian SFSR
Died15 March 1945(1945-03-15) (aged 23)
Friedewald, Hesse, Nazi Germany
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1939—1945
RankCaptain
Unit69th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Commands69th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II 
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation (posthumous)

Fyodor Ivanovich Shikunov (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Шикунов; 30 April 1921 – 15 March 1945) was a Soviet fighter pilot and squadron commander of the 69th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment during World War II who was credited with 21 solo and one shared aerial victories.