Soviet Union
Starshiy Leitenant Stepan Grigor'yevich Petrov
Soviet Union
Starshiy Leitenant Stepan Grigor'yevich Petrov
1917 –
| Date | Decoration | Note |
| 13/05/44 | Order of the Red Banner | 1st |
| 15/04/43 | Order of the Red Banner | 2nd |
| 26/05/45 | Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class | 1st |
| 11/03/85 | Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class | 2nd |
Stepan Petrov was born in 1917.
He graduated from flight school in 1940.
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, mladshiy leitenant Petrov served in 8 IAP-ChF of the Black Sea Fleet. This regiment was equipped with Polikarpov I-153s.
On 3 April 1942, 8 IAP-ChF became a guard’s unit and renamed to 6 GIAP-ChF.
On 5 May 1943, 6 GIAP-ChF was in combat in the Crimean area and claimed three Bf 109s. Each were claimed as individual claims and were made by Mikhail Kologrivov (west of Crimean), Aleksandr Rumyantsev and Petrov.
Petrov continued to serve in 6 GIAP-ChF until the end of the war.
Petrov ended the war with 1 biplane victory and a total of 2.
These had been claimed during 452 combat missions and 5 air combats.
Claims:
| Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
| 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16/10/41 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | I-153 | Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet | 8 IAP-ChF | ||
| 1943 | |||||||||
| 2 | 05/05/43 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | Yak-1 | Crimean area | 6 GIAP-ChF | ||
| 06/05/43 | 1/? | Bf 109 | Shared destroyed | Yak-1 | Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet | 6 GIAP-ChF |
Biplane victories: 1 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
