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Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin

Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin (b. March 6, 1913) was a marshal of the Soviet Air Force. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three separate occasions (1943, 1943, 1944).

He was born in Novosibirsk. During World War II, he served as a fighter pilot in different positions, starting from the squadron deputy commander and ending up as the Air Force division commander.

Pokryshkin's WWII record:

• 600 combat missions
• 145 air fights
• over 60 enemy aircraft shot down

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