 Ivan Smirnov (aviator)

Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov, or Iwan Smirnoff (; 30 January 1895 – 28 October 1956), was a Russian World War I flying ace and naturalized Dutch aviator who pioneered the Europe to South East Asia routes.He was born to a poor peasant family, but through courage and good fortune managed to become an officer in the Imperial Russian Air Service.