Aleksandr Avdeyev (pilot)

Alexander Fyodorovich Avdeyev
Native name
Александр Фёдорович Авдеев
Born5 August 1916
Died12 August 1942(1942-08-12) (aged 26)
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Service years1938 – 1942
RankCaptain
Conflicts
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Star

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Avdeyev (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Авдеев; 5 August 1916 – 12 August 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939–1940 (Winter War). He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 10 February 1943.