Template:Did you know nominations/Pyotr Pumpur


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:23, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

Pyotr Pumpur

 * ... that Soviet Air Forces fighter pilot and commander Pyotr Pumpur began his military career as an aircraft mechanic? Source: Bortakovsky, Timur (2012). Расстрелянные Герои Советского Союза [Executed Heroes of the Soviet Union] (in Russian), p. 78
 * ALT1:... that Soviet Air Forces fighter pilot and commander Pyotr Pumpur served as a Soviet adviser to the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War? Source: Bortakovsky, pp. 80-81
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5x expanded by Kges1901 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:54, 22 June 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Date, size, neutrality, copyvio spotcheck, hooks, refs, all GTG. I'd only suggest that hook 1 would be more interesting if we replace 'aircraft mechanic' with 'chauffeur'. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 03:07, 23 June 2017 (UTC)