# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vasily-reshetnikov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:50:38.565Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vasily-reshetnikov"
name: "Vasily Reshetnikov"
slug: "vasily-reshetnikov"
description: "Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov was a Soviet pilot who served during World War II. Reshetnikov flew 307 missions, mainly as a pilot of a long-range bomber, and in the summer of 1943, received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After World War II, he was named commander of an Aviation Division, Air Corps. Reshetnikov was subsequently promoted to Colonel General and took command of the Long-Range Aviation branch from 1969 to 1980 and was made Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force of the Soviet Union from 1980 to 1986."
tagline: "Soviet Air Force colonel general, Hero of the Soviet Union (1919–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vasily_Reshetnikov_(mil.ru).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1919-12-23"
deathDate: "2023-03-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.12
  momentum:             0.1530612244897959
  historical:           7.430276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Решетников Василь Васильович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81"
    title: "فاسيلي ريشتنيكوف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassili_Wassiljewitsch_Reschetnikow"
    title: "Wassili Wassiljewitsch Reschetnikow"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Reshetnikov"
    title: "Vasily Reshetnikov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Reshetnikov"
    title: "Vasily Reshetnikov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasilij_Rieszetnikow"
    title: "Wasilij Rieszetnikow"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Решетников, Василий Васильевич"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Reshetnikov"
    title: "Vasily Reshetnikov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4394078"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump