Biplane fighter aces

Soviet Union

Kapitan Ivan Fedorovich Druzhkov

1916 –

Ivan Druzhkov was born in 1916.

As a Leitenant, he took part in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War in 1939-1940 serving in 54 IAP. He flew Polikarpov biplanes with this unit but didn’t make any claims.

When Germany attacked the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, he served as a Starshii Leitenant in 127 IAP flying Polikarpov I-153s with this unit.

On 6 December 1941, he was decorated with the Order of the Red Banner.

He was posted away from 127 IAP in June 1942.

In June 1943, he was posted to 32 IAP and with this unit he flew Yak-9s and Yak-3s until the end of the war.

He was decorated with the Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class on 22 October 1943.

Druzhkov ended the war with 2 biplane victories and a total of 4.
His list of claims is incomplete due to the lack of operational records.

Claims:
Kill no. Date Time Number Type Result Plane type Serial no. Locality Unit
  1941                
1 28/07/41   1 Bf 109 Destroyed I-153     127 IAP
  1942                
2 17/03/42   1 Bf 109 Destroyed I-153   Leningrad Front 127 IAP
  1943                
3 14/07/43   1 Ju 87 Destroyed Yak-9   Voronezh Front 32 IAP
4 14/07/43   1 Ju 87 Destroyed Yak-9   Voronezh Front 32 IAP

Biplane victories: 2 destroyed.
TOTAL: 4 destroyed.

Sources:
Soviet Fighter Pilots 1936-1953 - Mikhail Bykov




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