Soviet fighter pilot from the 186th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Red Army Air Force, flight commander Lieutenant Grigory Ivanovich Egunov stands in front of his I-153 Chaika fighter.
Grigory Egunov was awarded the orders “Red Star” (July 8, 1941) and “Red Banner”.
Grigory Egunov died on March 12, 1942 during an emergency landing.
Source: US Library of Congress.
Sources of information about Grigory Egunov photo:
1.www.loc.gov
- Newspaper “Krasnaya Zvezda” No. 160 dated July 10, 1941
Location: USSR
Photo time: July 1941
Photo by: M. Bernstein