Nikolai Fyodorovich Krasnov (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Краснов; 9 December 1914 — 29 January 1945) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Wounded six times in the war before his in crash, he totaled over 40 solo shootdowns during the conflict, making him one of the top Soviet aces of the conflict. Earlier in the war on 4 February 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his initial victories.
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Krasnov (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Краснов; 9 December 1914 — 29 January 1945) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Wounded six times in the war before his in crash, he totaled over 40 solo shootdowns during the conflict, making him one of the top Soviet aces of the conflict. Earlier in the war on 4 February 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his initial victories.
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Early life Krasnov was born on 9 December 1914 to a Russian family in Knyazhichi village. A high school graduate, he enlisted in the Red Army in 1930 and went on to graduate from the Tambov Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1934 before being assigned to the Dnieper squadron. Subsequently in 1936 he was sent to work as a test pilot at an aircraft plant in Berdyansk, where he tested new propeller models. He then relocated to Perm in 1938, where he tested engines at OKB-19 and Plant No.19, which eventually became Perm Airlines.
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World War II Immediately after the start of German invasion of the Soviet Union, Krasnov was on the frontlines of war; for the first few months he served as a pilot in the 402nd Special-purpose Fighter Aviation Regiment before sustaining a serious injury on 6 October during an aerial battle that confined him to a hospital for several months. Nevertheless, during that brief amount of time in combat during the difficult days of the German advance, he managed to tally one shared and three solo aerial victories, piloting the MiG-3. Shortly after returning to combat in March 1942 as a navigator in the 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment, his LaGG-33 was shot down over enemy territory on 31 May, leaving him with a wounded leg. Due to the gravity of the situation, he burned the wreckage of his aircraft to prevent it from being used by the enemy, and then made his way through the forest to Soviet-controlled territory, and nine days later he returned. Later that April he returned to flying, and on 31 May he scored what would be his only aerial victory for 1942 when he shot down a Bf 110 over a Kursk airfield. Later on in…
