Rashid-bek Akhriev

Rashid-bek Chakhovich Akhriev
Native name	Рашид-бек Чахович Ахриев
Born	1893[a] Furtoug, Russian Empire
Died	20 January 1942 Kirovsky district, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Soviet Union
Service/branch	Aviation
Years of service	1914 – 1942
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

Rashid-bek Chakhovich Akhriev^[b] (1890s^[a] – 20 January 1942) was an Ingush aviator of the Soviet Air Forces and the first North Caucasian pilot. He became the first person to land a plane in Tajikistan, doing so in the midst of the Basmachi revolt in 1924. During the Second World War he served as a flight commander in a special-purpose transport unit until he died in the line of duty in 1942 after being shot down by German anti-aircraft guns.
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