Konstantin Kokkinaki (Russian: Константин Константинович Коккинаки, 11 March 1910 - 4 March 1990) was a Soviet fighter and test pilot. He shot a total of 14 enemy aircraft in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Following the end of the latter he tested dozens of new aircraft and set a new world flight airspeed record, for which he received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. His older brother Vladimir Kokkinaki followed a similar career path, also achieving the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
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11 March 1910 Novorossiysk, Russia
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4 March 1990 (aged 79) Moscow, Russia
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