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Yevgeny Pepelyaev

Soviet fighter pilot of the Korean War (1918–2013)

  • Fame45.1
  • Momentum0.8
  • Wikipedia1.2K
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Lived 1918–2013, aged 95
  • Wikipedia
    7 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1918–2013
    Aged 95
  • Awards
    28
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-21

Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev was a Soviet fighter pilot in the Korean War; most Russian sources credit him as the second-highest scoring pilot in the war with 19 shootdowns, placing him only below Nikolai Sutyagin. However, some Western sources indicate him to be the top ace of the war, and he claimed to have 23 victories in his memoir, which would put him above Sutyagin's 22 shootdowns.

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45.1
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Momentum0.8
Historical6.6
Source confidence40.0
Completeness40.0
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