Soviet Union
Starshiy Leitenant Isaak Mikhaylovich Borokhov
1918 – 4 April 1944
Date | Decoration | Note |
22/06/43 | Order of the Red Banner |
Isaak Borokhov was born in 1918.
He graduated from the flight school at Yeyskoye VMAU in 1941.
From March 1942, mladshiy leitenant Borokhov served in 11 IAP-KBF of the Air Force of the Baltic Fleet. With this regiment, he flew Polikarpov I-15bis.
Three I-16s and four I-15bis encountered a Kotka between 10:53 and 12:45 on 5 April 1942 in the Tytärsaari area at 1,300 meters. The I-15bis shot it down and then made forced landings on the ice due to fuel exhaustion.
Included pilots on the I-15bis were mladshiy leitenant Borokhov and Sergey Belyayev.
Later a Bf 109 detachment shot one of them into flames. The only Finns over the Gulf of the Finland at that time were three I-153s of 3/LLv 6, which didn’t report meeting the enemy.
In April 1943, Borokhov was posted away from 11 IAP-KBF to 25 OAE-KBF.
In November 1943, he left 25 OAE-KBF when he was posted to 14 GIAP-KBF.
On 4 April 1944, starshiy leitenant Borokhov was shot down and killed by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
At the time of his death, Borokhov was credited with 1 biplane victory and a total of 4.
Claims:
Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
1942 | |||||||||
05/04/42 | 10:53-12:45 | 1/4 | "Kotka" (a) | Shared destroyed | I-15bis | Tytärsaari area | 11 IAP-KBF | ||
1 | 22/10/42 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | I-15bis | 11 IAP-KBF | |||
31/10/42 | 1/? | Bf 109 | Shared destroyed | I-15bis | 11 IAP-KBF | ||||
1944 | |||||||||
2 | 18/03/44 | 1 | FW 190 | Destroyed | Yak-1, Yak-7B | 14 GIAP-KBF | |||
3 | 03/04/44 | 1 | FW 190 | Destroyed | Yak-1, Yak-7B | 14 GIAP-KBF | |||
4 | ??/??/44 | 1 | FW 190 | Destroyed | Yak-1, Yak-7B | 14 GIAP-KBF |
Biplane victories: 1 and 2 shared destroyed.
TOTAL: 4 and 2 shared destroyed.
(a) Not verified with Finnish records.
Sources:
All aces of Stalin 1936-1953 – Mikhail Bykov, 2014
Soviet Aces 1936-1953
Soviet Fighter Pilots 1936-1953 - Mikhail Bykov
Suomen Ilmavoimat part IV – 1942 – Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, 2007, ISBN 978-952-99743-2-0