Sergey Glinkin | |
Native Name: | Сергей Григорьевич Глинкин |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1921 |
Birth Place: | Yelets, RSFSR |
Death Date: | 25 October 2003 |
Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
Allegiance: | Soviet Union |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Rank: | Colonel |
Serviceyears: | 1939—1960 |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Sergey Grigoryevich Glinkin (ru|Сергей Григорьевич Глинкин; 2 October 1921 — 25 October 2003) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 4 February 1944 for his initial victories,[1] by the end of the war his tally reached 30 solo shootdowns, in addition to one shared kill and an aerostat.[2]