FYI, some info on your nemesis:
Kills: 11 (5)
Recived the: Hero of the Soviet Union, 13. November 1951, #9288
Unit: 523 IAP (Fighter Regiment), 303 IAD (Fighter Division) of the Voyenno Vozdushnye Sily, the Soviet Air Force.
Stepan Bahaev was born on February, 2nd, 1922 in the of village Dzvunreuki, today in the Grjazinskogoarea area, Lipetsk region.
His family were Russian peasants.
He finished 7 classes of the FZU school in 1940.
He then worked as a blast-furnace operator on Novolipetskom metal works, He studied flying in an Aeroclub.
Joined the Soviet Army in 1941 and graduated from Krasnodar military school of pilots in 1943.
After the war he continued service in the Air Forces, and took active participation in rendering international help to peoples of Chinese People's Republic and KNDR.
He flew 166 Combat sorties, with 11 kills to his name and one joint kill.
For courage and devotion to duty to the assistant commander of the 523rd IAP squadron he became a Hero of Soviet Union on November, 13th, 1951.
After returning to the Soviet Union he remained in service.
In 1959 he was promoted to major.
Died on the 05.07.95 in Bogoduhov, near Kharkov.
He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner (four), OGPW 1st and 2nd Class, the Red Star (twice). A memorial plaque is mounted on his house of birth in Lipetsk.
From this site:
http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-...over-korea.html