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Nikolay Sutyagin

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Soviet flying ace (1923-1986)

Lived 1923 to 1986 · aged 63
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Nikolai Vasilyevich Sutyagin was a Soviet fighter pilot in the Second World War and the Korean War. He is considered by most Russian sources to be the top ace of the Korean War, with 22 victories. His 22 victories would also make him the highest scoring jet ace.

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Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of Lenin
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Order of the Red Star
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of the Patriotic War
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"
Sino-Soviet Friendship Medal
Merited Military Pilot of the USSR
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

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Vitaly FedorchukAlso won Military Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland"Mikałaj ŚluńkowAlso won Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"Ivan YumashevAlso won Sino-Soviet Friendship MedalPyotr DeynekinAlso won Merited Military Pilot of the USSRZinoviy KolobanovAlso won Order of the Patriotic WarAlexei YepishevAlso won Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

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Dates
Lived 1923 to 1986 · aged 63
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