Sergey Vishnyakov

Sergey Fyodorovich Vishnyakov (Russian: Сергей Фёдорович Вишняков; 17 November 1918 – 10 June 1958) was a Soviet Air Force officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War. He was killed in flying accident in Bulgaria in 1958.

Sergey Fedorovich Vishnyakov
Native name	Сергей Фёдорович Вишняков
Born	17 November 1918 Novozybkov, Ukrainian SSR
Died	10 June 1958 (aged 39) People's Republic of Bulgaria
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1940 – 1955
Rank	General-Major of Aviation
Commands held	176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars	Eastern Front Korean War
Awards	Order of Lenin

Awards

• Order of Lenin
• Four Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Alexander Nevsky
• Three Order of the Patriotic War
• Two Order of the Red Star

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References

1. Seidov 2016, p. 96.

Bibliography

• Krylov, Leonid; Tepsurkaev, Yuriy (2008). Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84603-299-8.
• Seidov, Igor (2016). Советские асы корейской войны. Moscow: Фонд содействия авиации «Русские витязи». ISBN 9785903389353. OCLC 970400945.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)