Vasily Afonin
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title:
Vasily Afonin
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Vasily Maksimovich Afonin was a Soviet flying ace who fought in the German-Soviet War. He also participated in the Winter War of 1939–1940. During the German-Soviet War he fought with the 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying at various times the LaGG-3, Yak-1, Yak-7, Yak-9 and Yak-3. Retiring at the rank of major, Afonin was officially credited with 14 personal and 3 shared victories over the course of 487 sorties.
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Soviet flying ace (1919–1996)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Afonin
date created:
2009-01-23T23:45:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:31:05Z
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