Nikolai Ignatev | |
Native Name: | Николай Петрович Игнатьев |
Birth Date: | 16 December 1917 |
Birth Place: | Gory, Saint Petersburg Governorate, RSFSR |
Death Date: | 4 August 1994 (aged 76) |
Death Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation |
Allegiance: | Soviet Union |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Rank: | Colonel |
Serviceyears: | 1938—1969 |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Nikolai Petrovich Ignatev (ru|Николай Петрович Игнатьев; 16 December 1917 — 4 August 1994) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 13 April 1944 for his initial victories, he went on to achieve a final tally of 22 solo and 11 (or possibly 13) shared shootdowns.[1]