Pyotr Nesterov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Nesterov.
Pyotr Nikolayevich Nesterov
Native name
Пётр Николаевич Нестеров
Born(1887-02-15)February 15, 1887
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 8, 1914(1914-09-08) (aged 27)
Żółkiew, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
(now Zhovkva, Ukraine)
Allegiance Russian Empire
Branch Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Air Service
Service years1906—1914
RankStabskapitän
ConflictsFirst World War

Pyotr Nikolayevich Nesterov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Нестеров; 27 February [O.S. 15 February] 1887 – 8 September [O.S. 26 August] 1914) was a Russian pilot, aircraft designer and aerobatics pioneer.

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