Early Soviet Military Aviators
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Early Soviet Military Aviators
This page lists aviators that flew for the early Soviet state from the October Revolution through the Russian Civil War and the Polish-Soviet War, a period lasting roughly from 1918 to 1922.
| Name | WWI? | Civil War? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhmatovich, E. I. | Yes | ? | |
| Akashev, Konstantin Vasilevich | Yes | Yes | Served as commander of the Soviet air forces from June, 1919 to September, 1921 |
| Arvatov, Georgii Ignatevich (a.k.a. Yuri) | ? | Yes | Three-time Order of the Red Banner recipient; vitcim of the purges of 1937-38 |
| Auzan, Adolf Karlovich | ? | Yes | Served as an Observer during the Russian Civil War, received the Order of the Red Banner |
| Buob, Ivan Adolfovich | Yes | Yes | Received an Order of the Red Banner, reportedly served as Trotsky's personal pilot |
| Ingaunis, Felix Antonovich | Yes | Yes | Victim of the Great Terror purges of 1937-38 |
| Konokotin, Viktor Petrovich | No (?) | Yes | Airship pilot/observer; awarded an Order of the Red Banner for downing an enemy aircraft from his airship using a hand-held light machine gun |
| Mezheraup, Pyotr Kh. | No (?) | Yes | Mezheraup did serve during WWI, probably in an aviation unit but not as a pilot--he completed the Egorevsk Flight School in 1919; three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner (one of only six) |
| Moiseev, Yakov Nikolaevich | No | Yes | Moiseev attended flight school in late 1918; Three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner |
| Monastiryov, Sokrat Aleksandrovich | Yes | Yes | Three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner |
| Mozhaev, A. V. | Yes | Yes | Held a variety of command positions during the Russian Civil War; Order of the Red Banner recipient |
| Pavlov, Ivan Ulyanovich | Yes | Yes | |
| Petrozhitskii, Ivan Iosifovich | Yes | Yes | |
| Remezyuk, Vasily Markovich | Yes | Yes | Graduated from the Sevastapol Military Pilots School in 1916. Served in the Crimea and commanded the Heavy Aircraft Division (operating the Ilya Muromets bombers) during the Russian Civil War. Served as the first commander of the Borisoglebsk Military Pilots School |
| Sapozhnikov, Grigorii Stepanovich | ? | Yes | Member of the 1st Soviet Fighter Aviation Group, KIA 1920 (?) |
| Sergeev, Andrei Vasilevich | Yes | Yes | Served as commander of the Soviet air forces from September, 1921 to October, 1922 |
| Shirinkin, Aleksei Dmitrievich | Yes | Yes | |
| Stroev, M. P. | Yes | ||
| Tomashevskii, Apollinarii Ivanovich | Yes | Yes | Served as a test pilot after the Russian Civil War |
| Ukhin, Evgenii Mikhailovich | Yes | Yes | Pilot-observer; Three-time recipient of the Order of the Red Banner |
