Anatoly Kornukov
Soviet general (1942–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General Anatoly Mikhailovich Kornukov (Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Корнуков; 10 January 1942 – 1 July 2014) was a general in the Russian Air Force and the former fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. From 1998 until 2002, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force. He is remembered for ordering Korean Air Lines Flight 007 to be shot down, resulting in the deaths of all 269 aboard.[1]
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Native name | Анатолий Михайлович Корнуков |
Birth name | Anatoly Mikhailovich Kornukov |
Born | (1942-01-10)January 10, 1942 Stakhanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kadiivka, Ukraine) |
Died | 1 July 2014(2014-07-01) (aged 72) Krasnogorsk, Russia |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service/Branch | Soviet Air Forces Russian Air Force |
Years of service | 1962–2002 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Soviet Air Defence Forces |
Commands held | Commander Russian Air Force Far Eastern Military District Air Defense Forces |
Battles/wars | Soviet war in Afghanistan Shootdown of KAL Flight 007 Chechen conflict |
Awards | See below |
Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Vasilievna |
Children | 2 |
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