Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов

[DairyAir]

Mikhail Dmitrievich Baranov (in Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов)

 

(born 21 October 1921 - died 15 January 1943) was a World War II Soviet pilot, who during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad became the leading Soviet ace of 1942 with 21 aerial victories^[1] (other sources credit him with 24).^[2] he died in an accident on 15 January 1943 while testing a Yak-1 fighter.

 

Read here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Baranov

[Y-29.Silky]

He shot down a Mc.200 over Stalingrad, very interesting!