Leonid Ignatyevich Beda (Russian: Леони́д Игна́тьевич Беда́; 16 August 1920 – 26 December 1976) was a ground-attack squadron commander in the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who went on to become a Lieutenant-General of Aviation. He completed over 214 sorties on the Ilyushin Il-2 during the war, for which he was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
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16 August 1920 Novopokrovka, Kazakhstan
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Died |
26 December 1976 (aged 56) Minsk, Belarus
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Zodiac | Leo |
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