Vyacheslav Matveyevich Tkachov () was a Russian pilot, general and writer.
In 1913 Tkachov became a pilot of Imperial Russian Air Service.
In 1914, Lt. Vyacheslav Tkachov became the very first Russian pilot who shot down enemy aircraft with handgun. He attacked a German Albatros and shot the enemy pilot.Игорь Софронов. Личность: Русский сокол // журнал "Братишка", август 2012
Later, Tkachov took part in the Russian Civil War.
Honours and awards Order of Saint Stanislaus (May 1910) Order of St. Anna of the Third Class (February 1913) Order of St. Vladimir of the Fourth Class (February 1915) Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree (July 1916) Gold Sword for Bravery (September 1916) Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)
References
Sources Blume, August. The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume One. (Schiffer Publishing, 2010). , 978–0764333514. — The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume Two. (Schiffer Publishing, 2010) , 9780764333521. А.В. Махалин. М. Ткачёв — участник и историк воздушных сражений Великой войны // Первая мировая война и участие в ней России. Часть II. М., 1994.