Alexander Alexandrovich Pokryshkin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft Aggressive
Defensive
Tactical
over 1,000 hours
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:born March 6, 1913
gptkbp:died November 13, 1985
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kachinsk_Air_Force_School
Military Aviation School
gptkbp:family Children: 2
Wife:_Maria_Pokryshkina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander Alexandrovich Pokryshkin
gptkbp:influence Aircraft design feedback
Pilot training methods
Tactics in dogfighting
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future pilots
One of the top aces of WWII
Influence_on_Soviet_aviation_tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality Soviet
gptkbp:nickname The Ace of Aces
gptkbp:notableEvent Contributed to the development of fighter aircraft
First_Soviet_pilot_to_achieve_50_aerial_victories
Pioneer_of_air_combat_tactics
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15
gptkb:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-3
gptkb:Lavochkin_La-5
Yakovlev Yak-3
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Novosibirsk,_Russia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Moscow,_Russia
gptkbp:postWarCareer Flight instructor
Aviation commander
Aviation educator
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:services 59
gptkbp:serviceYears 1939–1945
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
Central_Front
Southern_Front