Ivan Sytov

Infobox Military Person
name= Ivan Nikitovich Sytov
lived=
placeofbirth= Saratov Lipovka
placeofdeath= Zaporozhye


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nickname=
allegiance=flag|Soviet Union|1923
serviceyears= 1933–1943
rank=
branch= Red Air Force
commands=
unit= 5 GIAP (
battles= World War II
*Eastern front
awards=Hero of the Soviet Union
laterwork=

Ivan Nikitovich Sytov (13 June 1916 - 13 October 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with 26 kills and four shared victories. Sytov fought during the Battle of Stalingrad and Battle of Kursk, scoring the majority of his kills during this period.

On 13 October 1943 Sytov was shot down and killed by JG 52s Oberfeldwebel Walter Jahnke. Some Soviet sources claim he rammed a Bf 109, but according to German records no such incident occurred, proving the story to be false. [Bergstrom 2008, p.29.]

References

* Bergstrom, Christer. (2008). "Bagration to Berlin - The Final Air Battles in the East: 1944 - 1945", Ian Allen. ISBN 978-1-903223-91-8.
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.peoples.ru/military/aviation/ivan_sytov/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DIVAN%2BSYTOV%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4RNWN_en___GB285%26sa%3DG Russian website: Ivan Nikitovich Sytov ]