Aleksey Prokhorov

Aleksey Prokhorov
Native name
Алексей Николаевич Прохоров
Born(1922-01-19)19 January 1922
Rozhdestvenskoe, Novokhopyorsky Uyezd, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR, USSR
Died27 May 2002(2002-05-27) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
Service years1940 – 1988
RankGeneral-major of Aviation
Unit15th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Aleksey Nikolayevich Prokhorov (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Про́хоров; 19 January 1922 – 27 May 2002) was an Il-2 pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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