ÿþ<html> <head> <TITLE> Soviet biplane fighter aces  Ivan Balyuk </TITLE> </head> <body> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF TEXT=#000000> <B><H2><CENTER> Biplane fighter aces <P> Soviet Union <P> <IMG SRC=images/sovietstar.gif> <P> Polkovnik Ivan Fedorovich Balyuk HSU </H2> <P> 30 April 1919 - </B> </CENTER> <P> Ivan Balyuk was born on 30 April 1919 in Krolevets, in the Sumy region. <P> Balyuk joined the army in 1937, attending the Chuguyevsk Military Air School from where he graduated in 1940. <P> He was serving with 38 IAP when the war broke out in June 1941, flying the Polikarpov I-153 with this unit. <P> Initially he was much involved in ground attack sorties, during which he claimed 15 tanks and 30 trucks destroyed. During the spring of 1942, his unit was engaged over Leningrad. <P> He was then posted to 237 IAP on the Stalingrad Front. <P> In August, he became commander of the 1st Eskadrilya. <P> On 31 January 1943, he was promoted to Kapitan, as the unit became the 54 GIAP on the same date. <P> The unit next moved to the Central Front. <BR> By May 1943, he had taken part in 137 engagements. <P> He then took part in the Battle of Kursk. <P> On 24 August 1943, he was decorated with the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin. <P> In October 1943, 54 GIAP was re-equipped from Yak-1s to Airacobras, then moving to the 1st Belorussian Front for the campaigns of 1944. <P> Balyuk ended the war with 3 biplane victories and a total of 18. These had been claimed during more than 340 sorties and 140 combats. <BR> During his career, he had also been decorated with the Order of the Red Banner (twice), the Order of Alexandr Nevskii, the Order of Patriotic War 1st Class and the Order of the Red Star. <P> Balyuk stayed in the service after the war and graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1951, coming off active duty as a Polkovnik in 1973. <P> <B><FONT SIZE=4>Claims:</FONT SIZE=4></B><BR> <TABLE BORDER WIDTH=100% ALIGN='center'> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>Kill no.</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Date</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Time</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Number</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Type</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Result</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Plane type</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Serial no.</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Locality</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Unit</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2><B>1941</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>18/07/41</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf110</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>I-153</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>38 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>11/08/41</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf109</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>I-153</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Lake Ilmen</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>38 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>13/08/41</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju88</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>I-153</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>38 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>15/08/41</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1/3</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju88</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Shared destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>I-153</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Kobylkino</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>38 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2><B>1942</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>21/10/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf109</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>NW Dubovka</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>24/10/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Fw189</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Stalingrad area</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>24/10/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf109</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>SE Grachi</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>24/10/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf109</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>SE Grachi</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>01/11/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Bf109</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>near Vinnovka</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN='left'><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>11/12/42</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju52</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2><B>1943</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>13/01/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1/2</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju88</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Shared destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>15/01/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1/2</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju88</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Shared destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>237 IAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>31/05/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Fw190</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>54 GIAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>02/06/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Fw190</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Khitrovo</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>54 GIAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>05/07/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Ju87</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>S Bogomosev</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>54 GIAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>08/07/43</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1/2</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Fw190</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Shared destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Yak-1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Skorodnoye</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>54 GIAP</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2><B>1944</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>?</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>20/07/44</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Fw190</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Destroyed</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Airacobra</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>Berezhtsy</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN= left ><FONT SIZE=2>54 GIAP</FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <B>Biplane victories:</B> 3 and 1 shared destroyed.<BR> <B>TOTAL:</B> 18 and 4 shared destroyed.<BR> <FONT SIZE=2> </FONT SIZE=2> <P> Sources:<BR> <A HREF="http://aces.boom.ru/">Russian Fighter Aces of 1914-1953 years</A> <BR> Stalin's Eagles - Hans D. Seidl, 1998 Schiffer Publishing, ISBN 0-7643-0476-3 <BR> Stalin's Falcons - Tomas Polak and Christopher Shores, 1999 Grub Street, London, ISBN 1-902304-01-2 <BR> AK 5;8:>9 B5G5AB25==>9. !0<K5 @57C;LB0B82=K5 ;5BG8:8 1941-1945 33 - Mikhail Bykov, 2007 Moscow, ISBN 978-5-699-20526-4 <BR> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="soviet.htm"><IMG SRC=images/aces_soviet.gif></A> <BR> <A HREF="aces.htm"><IMG SRC=images/biplaneaces.gif></A> <BR> <A HREF="index.html"><IMG SRC=images/return.gif></A> <BR> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=2> Last modified 30 November 2009 </FONT SIZE=2> </CENTER> <P> </body> </html>