Ivan Orlov (aviator)
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Podporuchik Ivan Alexandrovich Orlov was a World War I flying ace
credited with five aerial victories.
Orlov built gliders while he was young; he worked his way up to constructing his own monoplane in 1913. He earned his Russian flying license in June 1914, just before the war began. He began the war flying Voisin
s, but by early 1916 was a fighter pilot stationed with 7th Fighter Detachment. Using a Nieuport 11
as his weapon, he scored his first win on 8 June 1916 when he shot down a Lloyd C.II. He scored twice more, on 25 June and 4 October, before being transferred to Escadrille N3 in France. Despite their being nominally a Nieuport squadron, he used a Spad VII for his only win there, on 24 January 1917. By May, he was back on the Russian Front
using a Nieuport 17
for his final victory, on 21 May 1917.
On 4 July 1917, while in a dogfight with four Germans, the lower right wing of his Nieuport came loose. Orlov did not survive the resulting crash.
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with five aerial victories.
Orlov built gliders while he was young; he worked his way up to constructing his own monoplane in 1913. He earned his Russian flying license in June 1914, just before the war began. He began the war flying Voisin
Voisin
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s, but by early 1916 was a fighter pilot stationed with 7th Fighter Detachment. Using a Nieuport 11
Nieuport 11
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzio, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. New York: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4....
as his weapon, he scored his first win on 8 June 1916 when he shot down a Lloyd C.II. He scored twice more, on 25 June and 4 October, before being transferred to Escadrille N3 in France. Despite their being nominally a Nieuport squadron, he used a Spad VII for his only win there, on 24 January 1917. By May, he was back on the Russian Front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
using a Nieuport 17
Nieuport 17
|-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....
for his final victory, on 21 May 1917.
On 4 July 1917, while in a dogfight with four Germans, the lower right wing of his Nieuport came loose. Orlov did not survive the resulting crash.