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{{Short description|Soviet flying ace (1919–1996)}}
'''Vasily Maximovich Afonin''' ({{lang-ru|Василий Максимович Афонин}}) (1919 — January 4, 1996) was a Soviet ace who fought in the [[Great Patriotic War]].
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|name = Vasily Maksimovich Afonin
|image = Vasily Maksimovich Afonin.jpg
|native_name = Василий Максимович Афонин
|birth_date = 10 February 1919
|birth_place = Mostovaya village, [[Tula Governorate]], [[RSFSR]]
|death_date = 4 January 1996 (aged 76)
|death_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Federation]]
|rank = Major
|battles =
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* [[World War II]]
** [[Winter War]]
** [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]
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|serviceyears = 1938–1955
|allegiance = {{USSR}}
|branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg}} [[Soviet Air Forces|Soviet Air Force]]
|awards = [[Hero of the Russian Federation]]
}}
'''Vasily Maksimovich Afonin''' ({{langx|ru|Васи́лий Макси́мович Афо́нин}}; 10 February 1919 – 4 January 1996) was a Soviet flying ace who fought in the [[German-Soviet War]]. He also participated in the [[Winter War]] of 1939–1940. During the German-Soviet War he fought with the 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying at various times the [[LaGG-3]], [[Yak-1]], [[Yak-7]], [[Yak-9]] and [[Yak-3]].


Retiring at the rank of major, Afonin was officially credited with 14 personal and 3 shared victories over the course of 487 sorties.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bykov|first=Mikhail|title=Все асы Сталина. 1936 - 1953 гг|publisher=Yauza|year=2014|isbn=978-5-9955-0712-3|location=Moscow|pages=69–70|language=ru}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Simonov|first=Andrey|author-link=Andrey Simonov|title=Афонин Василий Максимович|url=http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=12757|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.warheroes.ru}}</ref>
Vasily Afonin was a participant of the [[Winter War]] of 1939-1940.


==Awards and honors==
During the [[Great Patriotic War]] he fought at fighter planes [[LaGG-3]], [[Yak-1]], [[Yak-7]], [[Yak-9]], [[Yak-3]].
* [[Hero of the Russian Federation]] (2 May 1996)
* Three [[Order of the Red Banner]], three times (16 January 1943, 21 July 1943, 12 July 1944)
* [[Order of the Patriotic War]] (1st Class - 27 August 1943; 2nd Class - 15 January 1945 and 3 November 1985)
* [[Medal "For Battle Merit"]]
* campaign and jubilee medals
<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
Afonin had 14 personal and 3 group victories in air as listed in the final military documents, and 11 personal and 2 group victories as listed in operational military documents:
*[[List of Heroes of the Russian Federation]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Planes shot
! Enemy plane
! Place
|-
| 18.07.1943
| 1
| [[Junkers Ju 87|Ju 87]]
| to the west of [[Smolensk Oblast|Medvedki]]
|-
| 18.07.1943
| 1/2
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| to the east of [[Smolensk Oblast|Medvedki]]
|-
| 18.07.1943
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| south-western outskirts of Syzenka
|-
| 12.08.1943
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| to the west of Upper Pesochnya
|-
| 12.08.1943
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| Lubenka airfield
|-
| 13.08.1943
| 1
| [[Junkers Ju 87|Ju 87]]
| Upper Pesochnya
|-
| 14.08.1943
| 1
| [[Junkers Ju 87|Ju 87]]
| Upper Pesochnya
|-
| 14.08.1943
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| Natarovo
|-
| 16.08.1943
| 1
| [[Junkers Ju 87|Ju 87]]
| Lubenka
|-
| 19.08.1943
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| [[Vorontsovo]]
|-
| 17.07.1944
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| [[Naumovichi]]
|-
| 17.07.1944
| 1/2
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| to the north-west of [[Grodno]]
|-
| 14.10.1944
| 1
| [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger|Fw 190]]
| to the west of [[Makuv]]
|}


In May 2, 1996 he was posthumously awarded the title [[Hero of the Russian Federation]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*"Асы Великой Отечественной. Самые результативные летчики 1941-1945 гг." ("Aces of the Great Patriotic War. Pilots of 1941-1945 with top results"), by Mikhail Bykov, 2007
*[http://avia-hobby.ru/publ/sovaces/errata1.html Corrections] done to the previously listed book


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[[Category:Heroes of the Russian Federation]]
[[Category:1919 births]]
[[Category:1919 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Kireyevsky District]]
[[Category:People from Bogoroditsky Uyezd]]
[[Category:Communist Party of the Soviet Union members]]
[[Category:Soviet Air Force officers]]
[[Category:Soviet military personnel of the Winter War]]
[[Category:Soviet World War II flying aces]]
[[Category:Soviet World War II flying aces]]
[[Category:Heroes of the Russian Federation]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Star]]

Latest revision as of 00:34, 7 November 2024

Vasily Maksimovich Afonin
Native name
Василий Максимович Афонин
Born10 February 1919
Mostovaya village, Tula Governorate, RSFSR
Died4 January 1996 (aged 76)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1938–1955
RankMajor
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation

Vasily Maksimovich Afonin (Russian: Васи́лий Макси́мович Афо́нин; 10 February 1919 – 4 January 1996) was a Soviet flying ace who fought in the German-Soviet War. He also participated in the Winter War of 1939–1940. During the German-Soviet War he fought with the 72nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying at various times the LaGG-3, Yak-1, Yak-7, Yak-9 and Yak-3.

Retiring at the rank of major, Afonin was officially credited with 14 personal and 3 shared victories over the course of 487 sorties.[1][2]

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936 - 1953 гг (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3.
  2. ^ a b Simonov, Andrey. "Афонин Василий Максимович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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