Vladimir Strzhizhevsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Strzhizhevsky

Russian flying ace

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1894

Place of Birth: Mogilyov, Mogilev Region, Belarus

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1940

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Captain Vladimir Ivanovich Strzhizhevsky (26 December 1894 – 22 August 1940) was a World War I flying ace.
He volunteered for military service on 14 October 1914, after graduation from Petrograd Technical Institute.
Incomplete and confusing records credit him with eight confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories during his 1916-1917 combat on the Romanian Front.
His second wound ended his tally of aerial victories.
The advent of the October Revolution saw him co-opted into the Red Air Force for the end of the war.
On 4 November 1918, he defected to the White Russian Army, and served with them for two years.
When they were expelled from Russia, Strzhizhevsky accompanied them.
He became a Yugoslav citizen and joined their air force.