Mikhail Bondarenko (pilot), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Bondarenko (pilot)

Soviet WWII ace and twice Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1913

Place of Birth: Bohdanivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1947

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mikhail Zakharovich Bondarenko (Ukrainian: ????´??? ????´????? ???????´???, Russian: ?????´? ????´????? ???????´???; 20 October [O.S.
7 October] 1913 – 27 July 1947) was a navigator and squadron commander in the 198th Assault Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his ground-attack sorties on the Il-2 during the war.