Sergey Morgunov | |
Native Name: | Сергей Николаевич Моргунов |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1918 |
Death Date: | 19 July 1946 |
Birth Place: | Chernyatinskie Vyselki village, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR |
Death Place: | Kashira, Moscow oblast, USSR |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1937–1946 |
Rank: | Captain |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Sergey Nikolaevich Morgunov (ru|Сергей Николаевич Моргунов; 30 November 1918 — 19 July 1946) was one of the top Soviet fighter pilots in World War II, having a tally of 41 solo shootdowns for which he eventually received the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1946. He was killed in a plane crash shortly afterward.[1] [2]