Leonid Khrushchev

Leonid Khrushchev
Леонид Хрущёв
Born	Leonid Nikitovich Khrushchev (1917-11-10)10 November 1917 Yuzovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Ukrainian People's Republic
Died	11 March 1943(1943-03-11) (aged 25) near Zhizdra, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Soviet
Alma mater	Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Occupation	Fighter pilot
Political party	CPSU
Spouse	Liuba Sizykh
Partner	Esther Naumovna Etinger
Children	2
Parents	Nikita Khrushchev (father) Yefrosinia Pisareva (mother)
Awards	Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class

Leonid Nikitovich Khrushchev (10 November 1917 – 11 March 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot and the son of Nikita Khrushchev. Khrushchev served as a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the Winter War and the Eastern Front of World War II. Khrushchev's plane was shot down in 1943 but his death was never confirmed and he was listed as missing in action. The exact circumstances of his death remain unknown and the subject of conspiracy theories.