Soviet Union
Petr Markovich Povoroznikov
Soviet Union
Petr Markovich Povoroznikov
1909 –
| Date | Decoration | Note |
| 07/04/40 | Order of the Red Star | |
| 21/08/58 | Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class | |
| 11/03/85 | Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class |
Petr Povoroznikov graduated from the flight school in Borisoglebskaya (KKZ) in 1935.
In March 1940, kapitan Povoroznikov served in the 68 OIAP, which was taking part in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War. The 68 OIAP was equipped with a mix of fighters and 1-3 Eskadrilia were equipped with I-16s and 4 Eskadrilia was equipped with I-153s.
On 5 March 1940, ylikersantti Martti Perälä (GL-278) claimed an I-153 between 13:25 and 14:20 over Äyräpää. This was an I-153 from 68 IAP, 13 VA.
According to 68 IAP’s war diary, pilots kapitan Povoroznikov and Semin, while escorting a group of SB bombers, saw a flight of four Bulldogs. Two Bulldogs escaped to the clouds, while the other two entered into a combat. At 15:40, Povoroznikov shot down one Bulldog in the region of Vuoksenranta. Semin got onto the tail of the other enemy aircraft and while making a tight turn at the altitude of 150-200m got into a spin and crashed with no apparent cause.
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, kapitan Povoroznikov served in 170 IAP. This regiment was equipped with Polikarpov I-16s on the Western Front.
On 1 July, six I-16s from 170 IAP claimed two shared Ju 88s over Mogilev airfield. Known involved pilots were kapitan Povoroznikov and kapitan Nikifor Livanskiy.
On 13 July, Povoroznikov didn’t return from a combat mission and was reported missing.
He returned on repatriation after the end of the war.
Povoroznikov ended the war with 1 biplane victory.
Claims:
| Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
| 1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 05/03/40 | 15:40 | 1 | ’Bulldog’ (a) | Destroyed | I-153 | Vuoksenranta region | 68 OIAP | |
| 01/07/41 | 1/6 | Ju 88 | Shared destroyed | I-16 | Mogilev airfield | 170 IAP | |||
| 01/07/41 | 1/6 | Ju 88 | Shared destroyed | I-16 | Mogilev airfield | 170 IAP |
Biplane victories: 1 destroyed.
TOTAL: 1 and 2 shared destroyed.
(a) Claimed in combat with Gladiators from LLv 14, which claimed one I-153 without suffer any losses. 68 IAP claimed one Gladiator while losing one aircraft.
Sources:
Ilmavoitot, osa 1 - Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, ISBN 952-99432-8-8
Ilmavoitot, osa 2 - Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, ISBN 952-99432-8-8
LeR 2 - Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, 2001, ISBN 951-98751-0-7
Soviet Fighter Pilots 1936-1953 - Mikhail Bykov
Suomen Ilmavoimat part II – 1928-40 – Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, 2006, ISBN 952-99743-0-2
