Sergei Safronov
Russian aviator
About Sergei Safronov
Lived 1918 – 1983 (aged 65). Sergei Safronov was a Russian.
Sergey Ivanovich Safronov (; 25 August 1919 – 29 September 1983) was a Russian aviator who was given the title Hero of the Soviet Union. According to Thomas Polak, Safronov shot down 31 enemy aircraft during World War II.
He was born in Pilekshevo, Nizhny Novgorod on 25 August 1919. In 1938 Safronov joined the army. In 1939 he graduated from the Engels Military Air School. By the end of World War II he had been promoted to Major. After the war ended, he worked in the Saratov aeroclub as a flying instructor. Yuri Gagarin was one of his students. He later became the flight commander of Gagarin.
Safronov died on 29 September 1983 in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Who was Sergei Safronov?
Russian aviator (1919–1983)
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Sergei Safronov was born on 25 August 1918.
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Sergei Safronov died on 29 September 1983 in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Sergei Safronov was Russian.
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