Mato Dukovac - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 23, 1918 Surčin, Belgrade District, Serbia Died on 01 Sep 1990 (aged 71)

Croatian World War II fighter pilot

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About Mato Dukovac

  • Mato Dukovac (23 September 1918 – 6 June 1990) was the leading Croatian fighter ace of World War II, credited with between 40 and 44 confirmed victories.
  • He joined the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, and then the Luftwaffe, with which he flew combat missions on the Eastern Front.
  • His tours of the Eastern Front spanned October and November 1942, February to June 1943, and October 1943 to March 1944.
  • He defected to the Soviet Union on 20 September 1944, and was returned to Yugoslavia in November 1944.
  • He worked as a flight instructor for the Yugoslav Air Force in Pancevo and Zadar before defecting to Italy in April 1945. Dukovac left Italy in 1946 and became a captain in the Syrian Air Force.
  • During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, he flew combat missions against Israel.
  • Following the war, he emigrated to Canada and started a family there.
  • He died in Toronto in 1990.

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