Order of the Great Patriotic War, 2nd Class - № 323886

[BrodieBartfast]

Very interesting and I am curious to the outcome of any further research.
Maybe a testpilot/pilot for spyplanes which take photos from high altitudes of the enemy/over enemy territory?

That’s a possibility. I was wondering whether his register card may have been partially or wholly redacted due to his intelligence work, thus the difficulty in finding it. There’s no mention of his Red Star or other awards either, possibly for the same reason.

B.B.