Peter Andreevich Pilyutov

Pyotr Andreevich Pilyutov (, ; 190624 March 1960) was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace during the Winter War and World War II who totaled 14 solo and 1 shared aerial victories. Pilyutov is a recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union award, taking part in the defense of Leningrad.

Biography Pilyutov was born to a peasant family on 23 December 1906 in the village of Luchin in the Rogachev Uezd of the Mogilev Governorate in the Russian Empire, now in the Rahachow district of the Gomel region of Belarus. Pilyutov did not complete high school, and moved to Asha, Ural Oblast (now Chelyabinsk Oblast) in 1924 to work in a metallurgical plant.

Military Service Pilyutov was conscripted into the Red Army on 14 November 1928, from the city of Kuybyshev, Novosibirsk Oblast. Pilyutov graduated from the 1st Military School of Aviation Technicians named after K. E. Voroshilov in 1932 as an aviation technician, and from the Kacha Military School of Pilots in 1935 as a pilot.

By 9 May 1945, Pilyutov had made a total of 344 combat sorties, 74 air battles, and shot down 14 enemy aircraft solo and one in a group. Pilyutov's flight book claims a victory total of 17 enemy aircraft while solo, and 6 aircraft in a group. After Nazi Germany had surrendered, Pilyutov participated in the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade on 24 June 1945.

Awards 2x Order of the Red Star 4x Order of the Red Banner 4x Order of Lenin Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class) Order of the Patriotic War (2nd Class) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Hero of the Soviet Union (#885) Order of the British Empire (Honorary)

Memorials A memorial plaque found in Saint Petersburg on Pilyutov Street. A monument dedicated to Pilyutov in the Alley of Heroes in Pioneer Park, Rahachow, Belarus. Pilyutov is named in the "Breaking the Siege of Leningrad" display in Kirovsk, Leningrad Oblast. Pilyutova Park, in the city of Asha, Russia. A monument dedicated to Pilyutov was installed in 2019. A museum on Pilyutov and other pilots at School No. 242 on Pilyutov Street.