Alexei Maresiev
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* 20th May 1916 + 19th May 2001 Russian fighter pilot who began his missions as a fighter pilot in August 1941. He had shot down 4 German aircraft by March 1942, when his own fighter was downed near Staraya Russa, then occupied by Nazi Germany. Because of his injuries, both of his legs had to be amputated below the knee. Even though he returned to flying in June 1943. In august 1943 he downed 3 German FW-190 fighters and was awarded the Golden Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Alexei Maresiev was a famous Russian fighter ace during the Great Patriotic War. He completed 86 combat flights and shot down 11 German warplanes. |
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