Yevgeny Petrovich Fyodorov | |
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Native name | Евгений Петрович Фёдоров |
Born | 28 December [O.S. 15 December] 1911 Strelna, Petergofsky Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 15 July 1993 St. Petersburg |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1930–58 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Yevgeny Petrovich Fyodorov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Фёдоров; 28 December [O.S. 15 December] 1911 – 15 July 1993) was a Soviet Air Force major general and double Hero of the Soviet Union. From 1933 Fyodorov served as a pilot in a Long Range Aviation regiment. He was a squadron commander during the Winter War and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for conducting bombing sorties. Fyodorov served with Long Range Aviation during World War II and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union a second time for making strategic bombing sorties in June 1945. Fyodorov retired as a major general in 1958 and lived in Leningrad, where he worked at the airport.[1]