Sergey Fyodorovich Vishnyakov (; 17 November 1918 10 June 1958) was a Soviet Air Force officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War, and one of the few pilots considered a flying ace of both wars. He was killed in a flying accident in Bulgaria in 1958. Early life Vishnyakov was born on 17 November 1918 Novozybkov, Orel Region. After completing his seventh grade of school in 1933 he went on to attend a factory apprenticeship school (FZU), which he graduated from in 1934. He went on to work at a factory, and attended a local aeroclub until being drafted into the military in 1940. Upon graduating from the Borisoglebsk Military Aviation School of Pilots in autumn 1941 with the rank of sergeant he was deployed to the warfront of World War II as a pilot in the 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment in October. World War II Although he arrived at the warfront in 1941 and soon began to participate in combat, he only gained a single shared aerial victory in January 1942 before being transferred to the 434th Fighter Aviation Regiment. There, he quickly reached the rank of lieutenant and went on to gain his first solo aerial victory on 5 March 1943, taking out a FW 190. Later on in the war the regiment was honored with the guards designation and renamed as the 32nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. In the unit, Vishnyakov flourished; having totaled four shootdowns in March 1943 alone, he was soon promoted to flight commander in July. Although he was slightly wounded during a mission on 29 June 1944, he went on to gain additional shootdowns that year, bringing his tally for the war to ten solo plus one shared shootdowns. By the end of the war, he held the rank of major and held the position of squadron commander, having totaled 308 sorties and 95 aerial battles. After the end of the war he remained in the regiment and eventually became the assistant regimental commander in aerial combat tactics. Korean War Having been appointed a flight techniques inspector of the 324th Fighter Aviation Division in March 1950, he was deployed to China in December that year with the rest of the division. However, he was given command of the 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in April 1951 after issues came up with the regiment's commander at the time resulting in