Nikolai Fyodorovich Pasko (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Пасько; 12 December 1918 - 16 July 1982) was a pilot officer and flying ace of the Soviet Air Force, and a colonel of the Soviet Army.
Nikolai Pasko was born on 12 December 1918 in the village of Skrypai [uk] (now in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine).
[2] By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union of 18 August 1945, for "the courage and heroism shown, downing 15 enemy planes" Guard Lieutenant Nikolai Pasko was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal number 8892.
Participated in the battles of the Korean War as commander of the 67th Fighter Aviation Regiment (piloting the MIG-15 aircraft).
[3] He lived and worked first in his native village, where he was elected chairman of the collective farm,[3] then in Kharkiv.