Yevgeny Pepelyaev
Yevgeny Pepelyaev | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Евгений Георгиевич Пепеляев |
| Born | 18 March 1918 Bodaybo, Irkutsk, Soviet Union |
| Died | 4 January 2013 (aged 94) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Air Force |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 300th Fighter Aviation Regiment 330th Fighter Aviation Regiment 196th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Commands | 196th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev (Russian: Евгений Георгиевич Пепеляев; 18 March 1918 – 4 January 2013) was a Soviet fighter pilot in the Korean War; most Russian sources credit him as the second-highest scoring pilot in the war with 19 shootdowns, placing him only below Nikolai Sutyagin. However, some Western sources indicate him to be the top ace of the war, and he claimed to have 23 victories in his memoir, which would put him above Sutyagin's 22 shootdowns.