"1918-09-23Z"^^ . . . . "(1937\u201341)(1941\u201344)(1944\u201345)(1946\u201348)" . . "1918Z"^^ . "Mato Dukovac"@en . . . "Mato Dukovac (23 September 1918 \u2013 6 June 1990) was the leading Croatian fighter ace of World War II, with 44 confirmed kills. He joined the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 and flew combat missions on the Eastern Front from October 1942 to February 1944. He defected to the Soviet Union on 20 September 1944, and was returned to Yugoslavia in November 1944."@en . "Dukovac, Mato"@en . "Croatian World War II fighter pilot" . . "1937Z"^^ . . . . "1945Z"^^ . . . . . . "1990Z"^^ .