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TIL I learned about Amet-khan Sultan, WWII Soviet Air Force pilot, 2x Hero of The Soviet Union, 3x recipient of the Order of Lenin and 4x recipient of the Order of the Red Banner who personally down 30 enemy planes, including 2 by ramming them.

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