Aleksandr Karpov

1917–1944 (age 27)

Biography

Aleksandr Karpov was born in Saint Petersburg in 1917 and pursued a career in aviation. As an aircraft pilot, he represented the growing aviation industry of the Soviet Union during the interwar and early World War II periods.

Karpov died in 1944 at the age of 27, during the intense aerial campaigns of World War II. His service as a pilot reflected the crucial role of aviation in the conflict that defined his era.

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