Konstantin Kokkinaki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Konstantin Kokkinaki

Soviet aviator

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1990

Profession: military personnel, politician, test pilot, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Konstantin Kokkinaki (Russian: ?????????? ?????????????? ?????????, 11 March 1910 - 4 March 1990) was a Soviet fighter and test pilot.
He shot a total of 14 enemy aircraft in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
Following the end of the latter he tested dozens of new aircraft and set a new world flight airspeed record, for which he received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
His older brother Vladimir Kokkinaki followed a similar career path, also achieving the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.