Lieutenant Mikhail Ivanovich Safonov (13 November 1893 – May 1924) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He began his naval service on 20 September 1909, when he entered Saint Peterburg's Imperial Russian Naval Academy. When he applied for aviation training in September 1915, he was a professional sailor with six years naval training and seagoing service.
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13 November 1893 Ostrogozhsk, Russia
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Died |
May 1924 (aged 30) Ming River, China
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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