Pyotr Stefanovsky
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2012) |
Petr Mikhailovich Stefanovskiy (Template:Lang-ru; January 2, 1903 — February 23, 1976) was a Soviet test pilot. During the German-Soviet War, he was in charge of forming special fighter squadrons composed of Soviet test pilots and flew combat missions protecting the airspace above Moscow. He was promoted to Major General in 1944 and was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union in 1948.
P.M. Stefanovskiy recounted his experiences as a test pilot in his book Триста неизвестных (Trista neizvestnykh, Three hundred of the unknown).
Further reading
- Stefanovskiy, P.M. (1968). Триста неизвестных (in Russian). Voyenizdat.
 | This Russian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to aviation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1976 deaths
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Russian aviators
- Soviet World War II pilots
- Soviet Air Force generals
- Soviet major generals
- Soviet aviators
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Test pilots
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Russian people stubs
- Aviation biography stubs