Ivan Kozhedub nickname(s):
Dad, Beard
Ivan Kozhedub date of birth:
June 8, 1920
How old was Ivan Kozhedub when died?
71
Where was Ivan Kozhedub born?
Obrazhiivka, Ukraine
When did Ivan Kozhedub die?
August 12, 1991
Where did Ivan Kozhedub die?
Moscow, Russia
Ivan Kozhedub body shape:
Athletic
What color are Ivan Kozhedub's eyes?
Blue
What color is Ivan Kozhedub's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Ivan Kozhedub gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ivan Kozhedub's ethnicity?
White
What is Ivan Kozhedub nationality?
Ukrainian
What is Ivan Kozhedub's occupation?
Chief Marshal of Aviation
Ivan Kozhedub claim to fame:
He is credited with 64 +2 (P-51) ndividual air victories, the top scoring fighter pilot on the Allied side during World War II.
Short Biography
Chief Marshal of Aviation Ivan Mykytovych Kozhedub (Ukrainian: Іван Микитович Кожедуб; June 8, 1920 — August 8, 1991) was a Soviet military aviator of Ukrainian descent and a World War II fighter ace. Kozhedub took a part in the Korean War as a commander of the 324th Fighter Air Division. He is credited with 64 +2 (P-51) individual air victories, most of them flying the Lavochkin La-5 - the top scoring fighter pilot on the Allied side during World War II. He is one of the few pilots to have shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions (4 February 1944; 19 August 1944; 18 August 1945).