Ivan Loiko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Loiko

Russian flying ace

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1892

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1936

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Polkovnik Ivan Alexandrovich Loiko (born 6 February 1892, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories by the scanty and confusing records still existent.
He rose to command a fighter unit, the 9th Fighter Aviation Detachment.
After serving his czar faithfully until the October Revolution, in December 1918 Loiko joined the White Russian movement to reinstate his sovereign.
When they were defeated by the Bolsheviks, Loiko turned to service in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's air force in 1921.
Two years later, he defected back to Russia in a Yugoslavian Breguet 19.
From 1924-1929, Loiko served in the Red Army Air Force.
In 1929, he was convicted of espionage on behalf of Romania and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
He served five years on Vaygach Island, and remained there after his release from captivity.
He is believed to have committed suicide in April 1936.