Stepan Novichkov

{{Short description|Soviet fighter pilot}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = Stepan Novichkov

| native_name = Степан Матвеевич Новичков

| image = Stepan Matveevich Novichkov.jpg

| birth_date = 29 October 1921

| death_date = 20 July 1992 (aged 70)

| birth_place = Klepalniki village, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR

| death_place = Moscow, Russian Federation

| allegiance = {{USSR|Soviet Union}}

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

| serviceyears = 1941–1946

| rank = Lieutenant Colonel

| battles = World War II

| awards = Hero of the Soviet Union

}}

Stepan Matveevich Novichkov ({{langx|ru|Степан Матвеевич Новичков}}; 29 October 1921 — 20 July 1992) was a Soviet fighter pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 4 February 1944 for his victories, by the end of the war his tally stood at an estimated 33 solo plus one 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=Новичков Степан Матвеевич|url=http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/n/novichkv_s.htm|access-date=2021-10-30|website=soviet-aces-1936-53.ru}}[https://sun.tsu.ru/mminfo/2020/000462771/1944/1944_006.pdf Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР «О присвоении звания Героя Советского Союза офицерскому составу военно-воздушных сил Красной Армии» от 4 февраля 1944 года] // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1944. — 17 февраля (№ 10 (270)). — С. 1