Ivan Smirnov (aviator)
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Ivan Smirnov (aviator)
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Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov, or Iwan Smirnoff, was a Russian World War I flying ace and naturalized Dutch aviator who pioneered the Europe to South East Asia routes. He was born to a poor peasant family, but through courage and good fortune managed to become an officer in the Imperial Russian Air Service. After surviving extremely dangerous infantry combat, he trained as a pilot, and was subsequently credited with 11 aerial victories during World War I. When the October Revolution ended his partici
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Smirnov_(aviator)
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2006-08-25T16:47:38Z
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2024-09-04T00:03:15Z
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