Pavel Konstantinovich Babaylov
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| Native name |
Павел Константинович Бабайлов
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| Born | 25 February 1919 Neustroyevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Died | 14 October 1944 (aged 25) Rostka-Strudne, Nazi-occupied Poland |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940 – 1944 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Pavel Babaylov (Russian: Павел Константинович Бабайлов; 25 February 1919 – 14 October 1944) was a Soviet aviator who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his aerial combat feats as part of the 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment. He was born in a peasant family of Russian ethnicity in Neustroyevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast on 25 February 1919. He joined the Red Army as a volunteer in January 1940 and fought in the Winter War. In 1941 he was transferred to the Soviet Air Force. He became a member of the Communist Party in 1944 and was killed in action on 14 October 1944. On 23 February 1945, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.[1][2]
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