Ivan Smirnov
Flying ace
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov, or Iwan Smirnoff, was a Russian World War I flying ace and naturalized Dutch aviator who pioneered the Europe to South East Asia routes. He was born to a poor peasant family, but through courage and good fortune managed... Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1895, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Died: October 28, 1956 (age 61 years), Majorca, Spain
Service/branch: Imperial Russian Air Service; Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service: 1914-1917; 1919; 1942-1945