During what war was Nina Ulyanenko an air ace?
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Nina Ulyanenko Nina Zaharovna Ulyanenko (17 December 1923 – 31 August 2005) was a Soviet Flying ace during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The few aces among combat aviators have historically accounted for the majority of air-to-air victories in military history.
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Pavel Golovachev Pavel Yakovlevich Golovachev (December 15, 1917 – July 2, 1972) was a fighter pilot, flight commander, deputy commander of a squadron of the 9th Guards Fighter, Guards lieutenant, captain, ace with 18 confirmed kills during the Great Patriotic War,
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Natalya Meklin Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin née Kravtsova (Russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Меклин , Ukrainian: Наталія Фёдорiвна Меклин ; 1922–2005) was a World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments. They were nicknamed the 'Night Witches' by their German opponents.
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List of World War II aces from Germany This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, 25,000 over British or American and 45,000 over Russian flown aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots shot down more than 100 enemy aircraft for a total of roughly 15,400 aerial victories. Roughly a further 360 pilots claimed between 40 and 100 aerial victories for round about 21,000 victories. Another 500 fighter pilots claimed between 20 and 40 victories for a total of 15,000 victories. It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least 5 aerial victories. These achievements were honored with 453 German day and "Zerstörer" (destroyer) pilots having received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Nikolai Gulayev Nikolay Dmitriyevich Gulayev (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Гулаев ) (1918–1985) was an aviation commander of the Soviet Army and ace during the Great Patriotic War, twice Hero of the Soviet Union and recipient of several other awards.
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Normandie-Niemen The Normandie-Niemen Regiment (Russian: Нормандия-Неман ) is a fighter squadron, later regiment (of three squadrons) of the French Air Force. It served on the Eastern Front of the European Theatre of World War II with the 1st Air Army. The regiment is notable for being one of only three units from Western Allied countries to see combat on the Eastern Front during World War II, and "Normandie-Niemen" was the only Western Allied unit to fight with the Soviet forces until the end of the war in Europe.
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Ilyushin Il-1 The Ilyushin Il-1 (Cyrillic Илью́шин Ил-1) was a Soviet fighter aircraft developed during World War II by the Ilyushin design bureau. It was designed in 1943 as an armored fighter for use at low and medium altitudes against the latest German fighters, but by the time it made its first flight in 1944, the Soviets had already achieved air superiority and it was therefore redundant. Only one example was built, but the parallel two-seat attack version led to the successful Ilyushin Il-10.
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Timofey Khryukin Timofey Timofeyevich Khryukin (Russian: Тимофе́й Тимофе́евич Хрю́кин ; 21 June 1910 [O.S. 8 June] , in Yeysk19 July 1953, in Moscow) was a Soviet aviator, Spanish Civil War volunteer, and colonel-general of the Soviet Air Force. Emerging from an impoverished working-class background, he rose to command the 8th Air Army and 1st Air Army during the Second World War, being twice decorated as a Hero of the Soviet Union before his death following a period of illness caused by a road accident.
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Tushino Airfield Tushino airfield (Russian: Аэродром Тушино ) (ICAO: UUUS) is a former general aviation airfield located in Tushino, northwest Moscow, Russia. During the Cold War, this was the site of military exercises showcasing the latest in Soviet innovation. These exercises were held on Soviet Air Fleet Day.
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Ukrainian Liberation Army The Ukrainian Liberation Army (Ukrainian: Українське Визвольне Військо, УВВ; "Ukrainske Vyzvolne Viysko", UVV ) was an umbrella organization created in 1943,<ref name="Abbott/Pinak"> </ref> providing collective name for all Ukrainian units serving with the German Army during World War II. A single formation by that name did not exist. A designation was used by Ukrainian nationalists in reference to a number of companies and local "Ostbataillonen" of Hiwi volunteers ("Hilfswilliger") desiring to free their own territories from the Soviet rule. They included enlisted Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) captured from the Red Army. The core of the Liberation Army wearing the УВВ sleeve badge (right, since 1945) originated from the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian) reorganized in April 1945 into the Ukrainian National Army (UNA) active until the German surrender in May 1945.
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Arkady Boytsov Arkady Sergeyevich Boytsov (17 March 1923 - 15 June 2000) was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union. He was a flying ace during the Korean war, with around 11 victories. He was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Raven Freiherr von Barnekow Leutnant Raven Freiherr von Barnekow was a World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories. He went on to serve during World War II.
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Mikoyan MiG-29M The Mikoyan MiG-29M (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29M ; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-E) is a multirole fighter that was developed as an advanced variant of the MiG-29. Formerly named "MiG-33", it was originally designed by Mikoyan in the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s.
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Heinz Vinke Heinz Vinke (22 May 1920 – 26 February 1944) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He and his crew were shot down and killed in action on 26 February 1944, while on a search and rescue mission over the English Channel. He shot down 54 enemy aircraft, all at night. Vinke was the eighteenth most successful night fighter pilot in the history of aerial warfare.
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Jan Zumbach Jan Eugeniusz Ludwig Zumbach (14 April 1915, Ursynów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 3 January 1986, France) was a Polish fighter pilot who became an ace and squadron commander during the Second World War. In the postwar period he became a mercenary in Africa and played a key role in forming the air forces of the breakaway states of Katanga and Biafra.
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Aviation Division An Aviation Division (Russian: авиационная дивизия ) was a type of formation of the Military Air Forces of the Red Army during the Second World War, the Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) and Aviation of the Military Naval Fleet, and since 1991 remain major formations within the Military Air Forces of the Russian Federation.
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Konstantin Vakulovsky Captain Konstantin Konstantinovich Vakulovsky (born 28 October 1894, died Summer 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. A major general's son, he volunteered for aviation duty on 8 August 1914, six days after graduating from university. He taught himself to fly, and became one of Russia's first military pilots on 13 June 1915. After escaping the fall of the Novogeorgievsk Fortress in a hazardous flight, Vakylovsky flew reconnaissance missions, some through heavy ground fire. Given command of the newly formed First Fighter Detachment, he became a flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He died in a flying accident during Summer 1918.
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Sydney Pope Air Commodore Sydney Leo Gregory Pope, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (27 March 1898 – 5 November 1980) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories while serving in the Royal Flying Corps. He then made the Royal Air Force his career, finally retiring in 1946 after serving in Bomber Command's B5 Group.
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Yakovlev UT-2 The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: Яковлев УТ-2 ; NATO reporting name "Mink") was a single-engine tandem two-seat low-wing monoplane that was the standard Soviet trainer during the Great Patriotic War. It was used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until replaced by the Yakovlev Yak-18 during the 1950s.
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Lev Schukin Lev Kirillovich Schukin (Lev K. Schukin) (born October 29, 1923 - May 2, 2009) was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union. He was a participant of World War II. He was also a flying ace during the Korean war.
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Mikhail Ulyanov Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Улья́нов ; 20 November 1927 – 26 March 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actor who was one of the most recognized persons of the post-World War II Soviet theatre and cinema. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1969 and received a special prize from the Venice Film Festival in 1982.