Spartak Makovsky | |
Native Name: | Спартак Иосифович Маковский |
Birth Date: | 27 November 1920 |
Birth Place: | Pavlodar, Turkestan ASSR |
Death Place: | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1939—1958 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Unit: | 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Spartak Iosifovich Makovsky (ru|Спарта́к Ио́сифович Мако́вский; 27 November 1920 — 27 March 2000) was a Soviet fighter pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who became a flying ace during World War II, tallying an estimated 25 solo and three shared shootdowns.[1] He was also awarded the Order of Lenin, 3 Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, 2 Orders of the Patriotic War 1st class, and the Order of the Red Star.[2]