Ivan Likhobabin

{{Short description|Soviet fighter pilot (1916–1994)}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = Ivan Dmitrievich Likhobabin

| native_name = Иван Дмитриевич Лихобабин

| image = Ivan Dmitrievich Likhobabin.jpg

| birth_date = {{OldStyleDate|27 January|1916|14 January}}

| birth_place = Shiryaevo, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire

| death_date = 26 April 1994 (aged 78)

| death_place = Odintsovo, Moscow oblast, Russian Federation

| allegiance = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union

| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg}} Soviet Air Force

| rank = Colonel

| serviceyears = 1941—1960

| unit =

| commands =

| battles = World War II

| awards = Hero of the Soviet Union

}}

Ivan Dmitrievich Likhobabin ({{langx|ru|Иван Дмитриевич Лихобабин}}; {{OldStyleDate|27 January|1916|14 January}} — 26 April 1994) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 26 October 1944 for his victories, by the end of the war his tally stood at an estimated 32 solo and seven shared shootdowns.{{Cite book|last=Bykov|first=Mikhail|title=Все асы Сталина. 1936–1953|publisher=Yauza|year=2014|isbn=978-5-9955-0712-3|location=Moscow|pages=|trans-title=Aces of Stalin. 1936–1953|oclc=879321002}}{{Cite web|title=Лихобабин Иван Дмитриевич|url=http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/l/lihobabin.htm|access-date=2021-10-30|website=soviet-aces-1936-53.ru}}

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