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Name: Vasili Ivanovich Yanchenko
Order of St. George, 4th Class
Cross of St. George, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th Class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Bow
Vasili Yanchenko Order of St. Anne, 4th Class
Knight's Cross of the Order of the Star
Military Service Medal, 2nd Class
Country: Russia
Rank: Praporshik
Service: Imperial Russian Air Service
Russian Volunteer Army
Units: 7th Corps Detachment (IRAS)
32nd Corps Detachment (IRAS)
2nd Air Squadron (RVA)
Victories: 16
Born: 01 January 1894
Place of Birth: Nicholsk-Ussurisk Region
Died: August 1959
Place of Death: Dade County, Florida, USA
 
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Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 25 Jun 1916 7th Nieuport 11 Aviatik B.III (30.30) 1 Podgaitsy
2 04 Oct 1916 7th Nieuport 11 Two-seater 1 Zlota-Lipa
3 18 Oct 1916 1605 7th Nieuport 11 EA Lipitsa
4 07 Mar 1917 7th Nieuport 11 Two-seater 2 W of Lipitsa
5 13 Apr 1917 0845 7th Morane-Saulnier H Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (67.03) 3 Bogorodchani
6 13 Apr 1917 0845 7th Morane-Saulnier H Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (67.04) 3 Bogorodchani
7 27 Jun 1917 7th Nieuport 17 EA Shumlany
8 02 Jul 1917 7th Nieuport 11 (1889) Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (27.44) Near Brzezhany
9 06 Jul 1917 7th Nieuport 11 (1889) EA 2 N of Brzezhany
10 11 Jul 1917 7th Nieuport 11 (1889) EA 2 Brzezhany
11 18 Jul 1917 7th Nieuport 11 (1889) EA Brzezhany
12 20 Jul 1917 2030 7th Nieuport 11 (1889) Two-seater 4 Tarnopol
13 05 Aug 1917 7th Nieuport 11 Two-seater 2 Brzezhany
14 23 Sep 1917 1120 7th Nieuport 11 Albatros D.III Gusyatin
15 08 Oct 1917 32nd Nieuport 21 Aviatik C Near Zbrizh
16 14 Oct 1917 1630 32nd Nieuport 21 Albatros D.III (53.20) Gorodok

1 Shared with Ens Ivan Orlov
2 Shared with Ens Donat Makeenok
3 Shared with 2Lt Juri Gilsher and Donat Makeenok
4 Shared with Juri Gilsher
 
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