List of all known WWII Soviet aces (5+ personal victories)

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The list is mainly based on two excellent works by Mikhail Bykov ("Soviet aces 1941 - 1945" and "All Stalin's aces 1936 - 1953") with a few additions and corrections.

Some explanations:

Фамилия = family name
Имя, отчество = name, patronymic
Звание = rank (as of the end of the war)
ЛП = личные победы = personal victories
ГП = групповые победы = group or 'shared' victories
Место службы = unit
Вылеты = combat missions
Бои = combats
Награды = awards (ГСС = Герой Советского Союза = Hero of the Soviet Union; ГРФ = Герой Российской Федерации = Hero of the Russian Federation)
Примечание = notes
пак = погиб в авиакатастрофе = killed in flying accident
пбв = пропал без вести = missing in action
плен = taken as POW
погиб = killed due to unknown reason
свб = сбит в воздушном бою = shot down and killed in air combat
сза = сбит зенитной артиллерией = shot down and killed by Flak or ground fire
сос = сбит огнём по своим = shot down and killed by friendly fire
таран = killed during the ramming of e/a
уоб = умер от болезни = died of illness
уор = умер от ран = died of wounds