Pyotr Stefanovsky

{{Short description|Soviet general and test pilot}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = Pyotr Mikhailovich Stefanovsky

| native_name = Пётр Михайлович Стефановский

| image = Pyotr Mikhailovich Stefanovsky.jpg

| birth_date = 2 January 1903

| birth_place = Chirkovichi village, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire

| death_date = 23 February 1976

| death_place = Moscow, USSR

| allegiance = {{USSR|Soviet Union}}

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

| unit =

| serviceyears = 1925 – 1954

| battles = World War II

| rank = General-major

| awards = Hero of the Soviet Union

}}

Pyotr Mikhailovich Stefanovsky ({{langx|ru|Пётр Михайлович Стефановский}}; 2 January 1903 — 23 February 1976) was a Soviet test pilot. During the Second World War, he was in charge of forming special fighter squadrons composed of Soviet test pilots and flew combat missions protecting the airspace above Moscow. He was promoted to Major General in 1944 and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1948.{{Cite web|url=http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=5228|title=Стефановский Пётр Михайлович|website=www.warheroes.ru|access-date=2019-06-11}}

Stefanovsky recounted his experiences as a test pilot in his book Триста неизвестных (Trista neizvestnykh, Three hundred of the unknown).