Vasiliy Ivanov was born in 1918.

In February 1942, leitenant Ivanov was posted to 133 IAP. This regiment was equipped with Polikarpov I-153s and operated on the Crimean Front.

On 26 March, he was shot down during air combat. He parachuted with injuries and burns.
His injuries required hospitalisation and he didn’t return to 133 IAP.
During his time with 133 IAP, he had taken part in 65 combat missions and 21 air combats.

In June 1942, he was posted to 931 SAP where he remained until December 1942.

Ivanov ended the war with 3 biplane victories.

Claims:

Kill no.	Date	Time	Number	Type	Result	Plane type	Serial no.	Locality	Unit
	1942
1	14/03/42		1	Ju 87	Destroyed	Polikarpov I-153		Crimean Front	133 IAP
2	26/03/42		1	Bf 109	Destroyed	Polikarpov I-153		Crimean Front	133 IAP
	26/03/42		1/?	Ju 87	Shared destroyed	Polikarpov I-153		Crimean Front	133 IAP
3	26/03/42		1	Ju 87	Destroyed	Polikarpov I-153		Crimean Front	133 IAP

Biplane victories: 3 and 1 shared destroyed.
TOTAL: 3 and 1 shared destroyed.

Sources:
All aces of Stalin 1936-1953 – Mikhail Bykov, 2014
Soviet Aces 1936-1953
Soviet Fighter Pilots 1936-1953 - Mikhail Bykov