Vyacheslav Tkachov

Vyacheslav Tkachov
Born1885
Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire
Died1965
Krasnodar, USSR

Vyacheslav Matveyevich Tkachov (Russian: Вячеслав Матвеевич Ткачёв) was a Russian pilot, general and writer.

In 1913 Tkachov became a pilot of Imperial Russian Air Service.

In 1914, Lt. Vyacheslav Tkachov became the very first Russian pilot who shot down enemy aircraft with handgun. He attacked a German "Albatros" aircraft and shot the enemy pilot.

Later, Tkachov took part in Russian Civil War.

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