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Zakhar Sorokin

Soviet aviator (1917-1978)

  • Fame42.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia501
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Lived 1917–1978, aged 61
WritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    7 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1917–1978
    Aged 61
  • Awards
    12
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-17

Zakhar Artyomovich Sorokin was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in combat with prosthetic feet from 1943 to 1945, having lost his feet to frostbite in 1941 after crashing in tundra in his MiG-3. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of the British Empire for his perseverance, and after the war he wrote several memoirs.

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Source confidence40.0
Completeness60.0
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