Nikolai Gastello
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 84 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 6,1907 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Moscow |
| Russia | |
| Date of died | June 26,1941 |
| Died | Maladzyechna |
| Belarus | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Children | Viktor Gastello |
| Parents | Franz Gastello |
| Anastasiya Kutuzova | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Full name | Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello |
| Education | Lugansk Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators |
| Sokolniki city men's college | |
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| ID | 668882 |
Nikolai Gastello Life story
Captain Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello was a Russian aviator and a Hero of the Soviet Union. He is one of the best known Soviet war heroes, being the best known Soviet pilot to conduct a "fire taran" – a suicide action by the pilot of an aircraft on fire, flying into a target with the intention of setting it alight.