Donat Makeenok

Donat Aduiovich Makeenok
Born	19 May 1890 Dambovka, Polish Russia
Allegiance	Russia
Service/branch	Infantry; aviation
Rank	Poruchik
Unit	7th Fighter Detachment
Awards	Cross of Saint George (2nd, 3rd, and 4th Class Awards), Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov), Order of Saint Anne (3rd and 4th Class Awards)

Poruchik Donat Aduiovich Makeenok (born 19 May 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.^[1] He was the only Polish-born ace to fight against the Central Powers.^[2]

Makeenok joined the infantry in 1911. However, before World War I began, he had switched to aviation and trained as a pilot. Early in the war, he flew two-seater reconnaissance planes. He requested a transfer to fighters, and was sent to pilot Nieuports for the 7th Fighter Detachment in early 1917.^[2] He won for the first time on 7 March 1917, splitting the victory with fellow ace Vasili Yanchenko. Five weeks later, on 13 April, Makeenok shared a pair of triumphs with both Yanchenko and Juri Gilsher. On 16 April and 29 June, he scored clean solo victories. Then, for his final three victories, he was teamed once again with Yanchenko, scoring his last on 5 August 1917.^[1]

The final fact known about Makeenok was that he served in the Russo-Polish War in 1921.^[2]

Sources of information

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/russia/makeenok.php Retrieved on 9 May 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Nieuport Aces of World War I. p. 85. 

Reference

Nieuport Aces of World War I. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1855329611, 9781855329614.

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Name	Makeenok, Donat
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Date of birth	19 May 1890
Place of birth	Dambovka, Polish Russia
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