Ivan Laveykin | |
Native Name: | Иван Павлович Лавейкин |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1921 |
Birth Place: | Smolensk, RSFSR |
Death Date: | 2 December 1986 (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Moscow, USSR |
Allegiance: | Soviet Union |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Rank: | General-major of Aviation |
Serviceyears: | 1939—1986 |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Ivan Pavlovich Laveykin (ru|Иван Павлович Лавейкин; 2 August 1921 — 2 December 1986) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 August 1943 for his initial victories, he went on to achieve a final tally of 24 solo shootdowns.[1]