Pyotr Mikhailovich Petrov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1910
Place of Birth: Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
Date of Death: 23-Nov-1941
Profession: airman
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pyotr Mikhailovich Petrov
- Pyotr Mikhailovich Petrov (Russian: ???? ?????????? ??????; 16 January 1910 – 23 November 1941) was a Soviet Air Force major, flying ace, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
- Petrov fought in the Winter War and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for landing his Polikarpov I-15bis on a frozen lake under fire to rescue a downed pilot.
- During the Winter War he claimed several victories.
- Petrov became commander of the 254th Fighter Aviation Regiment and led it during the first months after the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
- Petrov claimed about ten German aircraft until he was killed on 23 November 1941 when his Polikarpov I-16 was shot down by friendly fire.
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