About Georgi Benkunsky
Lived 1913 – 1995 (aged 81). Georgi Benkunsky was a Russian aircraft pilot.
Georgi Stanislavovich Benkunsky (, 1913–1995) was a Russian Soviet pilot, a war hero and an Honoured Pilot of the USSR.
Benkunsky was born in 1913 in Kasimov in what was then the Russian Empire. His father, Stanislav Gilyarievich Benkunsky (1880–1920), was from the nobility of Vilna Province and fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, where he won the Order of St. George.
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Who was Georgi Benkunsky?
highly decorated Soviet Union air force pilot (1913–1995)
When was Georgi Benkunsky born?
Georgi Benkunsky was born on 30 August 1913 in Kasimov.
When did Georgi Benkunsky die?
Georgi Benkunsky died on 10 February 1995 in Moscow.
What was Georgi Benkunsky's occupation?
Georgi Benkunsky was an aircraft pilot.
What nationality was Georgi Benkunsky?
Georgi Benkunsky was Russian.
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