Anatoly Morozov (pilot)
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Native name
Анатолий Афанасьевич Морозов
Born4 June 1916
Bezhitsa, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Bezhitsa, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died18 June 1944 (aged 28)
Moscow oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Moscow oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Soviet UnionAnatoly Morozov | |
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| Native name | Анатолий Афанасьевич Морозов |
| Born | 4 June 1916 Bezhitsa, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 June 1944 (aged 28) Moscow oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1934 – 1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Anatoly Afanasyevich Morozov (Russian: Анатолий Афанасьевич Морозов; 4 June 1916 – 18 June 1944) was a Soviet flying ace who commanded the prestigious 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment during World War II.
Morozov was born on 4 July 1916 to a working-class Russian family in Bezhitsa. After completing his seventh grade of school he went on to attend a trade school, and then worked at a steam locomotive plant until entering the Red Army in 1934. Having graduated from flight school in 1937, he went on to first experience combat in the Winter War as part of the 4th Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying the I-153 fighter but gaining no shootdowns.[1][2]