Soviet Union
Leitenant Arkadiy Mikhaylovich Lodvikov
Soviet Union
Leitenant Arkadiy Mikhaylovich Lodvikov
1920 –
| Date | Decoration | Note |
| 14/02/43 | Order of the Red Star | |
| 22/04/43 | Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class | |
| 03/09/43 | Order of the Red Banner | 1st |
| 20/09/44 | Order of the Red Banner | 2nd |
| 22/04/43 | Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class |
Arkadiy Lodvikov was born in 1920.
He graduated from the flight school in Stalingrad in 1941.
Starshiy serzhant Lodvikov was posted to 611 IAP in December 1942.
On 18 September 1943, he was shot down by enemy AA and baled out. He landed in enemy territory and was captured.
He escaped on 23 October and joined a partisan unit.
On 15 January 1944, he was ferried across the frontline.
After passing checks, he returned to his regiment and continued to serve in a non-flying role.
Leitenant Lodvikov ended the war with 1 shared biplane victory and a total of 2.
These had been claimed during 216 combat missions.
Claims:
| Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
| 1943 | |||||||||
| 12/02/43 | 1/2 | FW 189 | Shared destroyed | I-153 | Transcaucasian Front | 611 IAP | |||
| 1 | 31/07/43 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | Yak-1 | Southern Front | 611 IAP | ||
| 2 | 19/08/43 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | Yak-1 | Southern Front | 611 IAP |
Biplane victories: 1 shared destroyed.
TOTAL: 2 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
