Pyotr Stefanovsky

Pyotr Mikhailovich Stefanovsky
Native name	Пётр Михайлович Стефановский
Born	(1903-01-02)2 January 1903 Chirkovichi village, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 February 1976(1976-02-23) (aged 73) Moscow, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Force
Service years	1925 – 1954
Rank	General-major
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Pyotr Mikhailovich Stefanovsky (Russian: Пётр Михайлович Стефановский; 2 January 1903 — 23 February 1976) was a Soviet test pilot. During the Second World 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 title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1948.

Stefanovsky recounted his experiences as a test pilot in his book Триста неизвестных (Trista neizvestnykh, Three hundred of the unknown).

References

• Stefanovsky, Pyotr (1968). Триста неизвестных (in Russian). Voyenizdat.