Vasily Afonin

Vasily Maksimovich Afonin
Vasily Maksimovich Afonin
Native name	Василий Максимович Афонин
Born	10 February 1919; Mostovaya village, Tula Governorate, RSFSR
Died	4 January 1996 (aged 76); Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1938–1955
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	Winter War; World War II
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation

Vasily Maksimovich Afonin (Template:Lang-ru; 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

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

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References

^ Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936 - 1953 гг (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ ^a ^b Simonov, Andrey. "Афонин Василий Максимович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Bykov, Mikhail (2014). Все асы Сталина. 1936 - 1953 гг (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-5-9955-0712-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[:0-2] Simonov, Andrey. "Афонин Василий Максимович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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