Konstantin Vakulovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Konstantin Vakulovsky

Russian flying ace

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1894

Place of Birth: Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1918

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Captain Konstantin Konstantinovich Vakulovsky (born 28 October 1894, died Summer 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
A major general's son, he volunteered for aviation duty on 8 August 1914, six days after graduating from university.
He taught himself to fly, and became one of Russia's first military pilots on 13 June 1915.
After escaping the fall of the Novogeorgievsk Fortress in a hazardous flight, Vakylovsky flew reconnaissance missions, some through heavy ground fire.
Given command of the newly formed First Fighter Detachment, he became a flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
He died in a flying accident during Summer 1918.