Aleksandr Pavlovich Smorchkov (Alexandr P. Smortzkow) was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union. He was a participant in World War II, claiming 4 air victories. He was also a flying ace during the Korean war, with 523 IAP and claiming an estimated 12-15 victories. On 22 October 1951 he shot down a B-29A of the 19th Bombardment Group and the next day a B-29 of of the 307th Bombardment Wing. On 24 October another B-29 of the 19th BG was downed, the 7 crew bailing out.