Arkady Fyodorovich Kovachevich (Russian: Аркадий Фёдорович Ковачевич; 3 May 1919 – 28 November 2010) was a Soviet flying ace and regimental commander during World War II who went on to become a general-lieutenant.

[1][2] Immediately upon the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Kovachevich and the rest of his regiment began flying sorties to defend the Moscow region.

By then he had already tallied thirteen solo aerial victories, for which he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union in February 1943, which he received on 1 May that year.

Throughout the course of the war he totaled 20 solo and 7 shared shootdowns accumulated over the course of roughly 520 sorties, piloting the MiG-3, La-5, Yak-1, and P-39 fighters.

[2][3] After graduating from the air force academy with honors in 1948 he received another post as regimental commander, where he mastered piloting new fighter jets, but made his last flight in 1957.