Nikolai Kirtok | |
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![]() Kirtok wearing his World War II decorations | |
Native name |
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Birth name | Nikolai Naumovich Kirtok |
Born | Marynivka village, Voznesensk Raion, Kherson Governorate, Ukrainian SSR | 6 December 1920
Died | 25 September 2022 Moscow, Russia | (aged 101)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1939–1976 |
Rank | Colonel |
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Commands | 143rd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Nikolai Naumovich Kirtok (Russian: Николай Наумович Кирток; Ukrainian: Микола Наумович Кирток; 6 December 1920 – 25 September 2022) was a Soviet pilot who served during World War II. Kirtok flew 210 missions, mainly as a pilot of an attack aircraft, and in the summer of 1945, received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.[1][2][3]