Ivan Orlov (aviator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Orlov (aviator)

Russian flying ace

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Pushkin, Russia

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1917

Profession: flying ace

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Podporuchik Ivan Aleksandrovich Orlov (19 January 1895 – 4 July 1917) was a Russian flying ace during World War I.
He was a prewar flier, having built both gliders and an airplane, and having earned pilot's license no.
229 just prior to start of the war.
He volunteered his experience and his personal airplane to his country's military service.
His experience and his valor made him both a mentor and leader of less experienced pilots, as Orlov rose to command the 7th Aviatsionniy Ostryad Istrebitelei (7th Fighter Aviation Detachment) of the Imperial Russian Air Service.
After an exchange duty assignment to the Escadrille 3, Aéronautique Militaire, he wrote the first Russian text on aerial combat, Ways to Conduct an Air Combat.
He was killed in action after scoring five confirmed aerial victories.