Boris Siskov

Boris Nikolayevich Siskov
Native name	Борис Николаевич Сиськов
Born	(1920-07-30)30 July 1920 Smirnovka village, Yeniseysk Governorate, RSFSR (located in present-day Minusinsky District)
Died	25 February 1984(1984-02-25) (aged 63) Kislovodsk, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1940–1958
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War
Awards	Medal "For Courage"

Boris Nikolayevich Siskov (Russian: Борис Николаевич Сиськов; 20 July 1920 – 25 February 1984) was a Soviet MiG-15 flying ace during the Korean War credited with eleven^[1] or five^[2] aerial victories. He was the final Soviet ace of the war, scoring his fifth (and possibly last) victory on 20 July 1953.^[3]

Awards

• Order of Lenin (4 June 1954)
• Medal "For Courage" (31 August 1945)
• Medal "For Battle Merit" (15 November 1950)

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See also

• List of Korean War flying aces

References

1. Krylov & Tepsurkaev 2008, p. 6
2. "Сиськов Борис Николаевич - Советские асы. Герои воздушных войн 1936-1953 гг". soviet-aces-1936-53.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
3. Krylov & Tepsurkaev 2008, p. 89
4. Seidov 2016, p. 431.

Sources

• Krylov, Leonid; Tepsurkaev, Yuriy (2008), Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84603-299-8
• Werrell, Kenneth (2005), Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1-59114-933-0
• Seidov, Igor (2016). Советские асы корейской войны [Soviet Aces of the Korean War]. Moscow: Фонд содействия авиации «Русские витязи». ISBN 9785903389353. OCLC 970400945.