General of the Army Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (; 14 December 1937 – 19 August 2017) was a Russian and Soviet military officer who was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force from 1991 to 1992 and the first of the Russian Air Force from 1992 to 1998.
Biography He was born in Morozovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In 1997, he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation.warheroes.ru Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin biografija.ru Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin Russian Ministry of Defence. Pyotr Deynekin at the age of 79 piloted Douglas DC-3 at an air show Ex-Russian Air Force commander, 79, flies Douglas plane during airshow TASS Deynekin's rank was General of the army. Also he had the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
In 1969, he graduated from the Gagarin Air Force Academy.
From 1991 to 1992, he was commander-in-chief of the air force and deputy defense minister of the USSR. In 1992, he served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 1992 until 1998, he was the commanding officer of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.
He retired in 2002.
Deynekin died on 19 August 2017 in Moscow at the age of 79.Скончался первый главком ВВС России Петр Дейнекин The ex-commander of the Russian Air Force Deynekin died at the age of 80 Interfax
See also List of Heroes of the Russian Federation
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