Serafim Pavlovich Subbotin (russian: Серафим Павлович Субботин; 15 January 1921 22 April 1996) was a

MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one o ...

pilot of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. He was a

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

during the

Korean War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Korean War , partof = the Cold War and the Korean conflict , image = Korean War Montage 2.png , image_size = 300px , caption = Clockwise from top: ...

, with around 9 victories. He was awarded

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

. Some sources claim he had up to 15 victories, though most sources indicate 9.

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* * 1921 births 1996 deaths Soviet Korean War flying aces Soviet military personnel of the Korean War Heroes of the Soviet Union Soviet Air Force officers Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner People from Pervomaysky District, Yaroslavl Oblast {{Hero-USSR-stub

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