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Nikolai Kokorin [Russia]

Name:Nikolai Kirillovich Kokorin
Country:Russia
Rank:Praporshik
Service:Imperial Russian Air Service
Squadrons:4th Corps Air Detachment
Victories:5
Born:21 May 1889
Place of Birth:Khlebnikovo
Died:28 May 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Podgaytsy
Order of St. George, 4th Class
Cross of St. George, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th Class
Order of St. Anne, 4th Class
Nikolai Kokorin

Notes
With little education and a bleak future, Kokorin joined the army on 23 December 1910, serving first with the Vislyanskaya Mine battalion before transferring to the air service on 21 January 1914. Assigned to the 4th Corps Air Detachment on 4 September 1915, he was engaged in aerial combat on several occasions with flying reconnaissance missions but failed to score any victories. Promoted to Praporshik (Ensign), his unit was moved to Luzk in August 1916. After flying the SPAD A.2, his squadron was reequipped with Nieuport scouts and on 25 November 1916, he scored his first victory in aerial combat. Three days after scoring his fifth victory, Kokorin was shot down by members of FFA 242.

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