

Sowjetischer Pilot, Marschall der Flieger und dreifacher Held der Sowjetunion
Soviet Union
Novodevichy Cemetery
Iwan Nikitowitsch Koschedub (* 8. June 1920 in Obrazhiivka; † 8. August 1991 in Moscow) was a sowjetischer Pilot, Marschall der Flieger und dreifacher Held der Sowjetunion. He was 71 years old. His education included Gagarin Air Force Academy and Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.