Alexander Pokryshkin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 40 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 6,1913 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Novosibirsk |
| Russia | |
| Date of died | November 13,1985 |
| Died | Moscow |
| Russia | |
| Battles and wars | War |
| Place of burial | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia |
| Siblings | Viktor Pokryshkin |
| Mariya Pokryshkina | |
| Vasiliy Pokryshkin | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Order of the Red Banner | |
| Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Spouse | Pokryshkina, M. K. |
| Year of servic | 1932–1972 |
| Servicebranch | Soviet Air Force |
| Education | Voyennaya Akademiya General'nogo Shtaba Vooruzhennykh Sil Rf |
| Rank | Marshal of Aviation |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 737739 |
Alexander Pokryshkin Life story
Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin was a Soviet fighter pilot in World War II, and later a Marshal of Aviation. He was one of the highest-scoring Soviet aces, and the highest-scoring pilot ever to fly an American aircraft, having achieved the great majority of his kills in the Lend-Lease Bell P-39 Airacobra.