Air force

Senior lieutenant, one of Bardeev long-range reconnaissance planes before a reconnaissance flight

The bomber crew of the 844th Bomber Regiment during the Battle of Kursk

Soldiers of an aircraft unit under command of Captain Zavyalov A.I.; from left to the right: military aviation sergeants I.A. Okhrimenko, M.T. Ivanov and 1st rank military technician P.S. Vergules.

Twice decorated with order captain M. Simonov of “X” aircraft unit near his aircraft

Pilots of “X” aircraft unit A.A. Ignatov, N.I. Petrovsky, and A.G. Valtsev discussing a mission

Hero of the Soviet Union, navigator of long-range aviation M.T. Ryabov, and pilot Captain Rubtsov near a plane

Commander of a squadron of 17th fighter aviation regiment Captain A.I. Novikov near the Bell P-39 Air-Cobra aircraft

Pilots of a 571st strike aviation regiment Captain M.S. Bykov and air-gunner staff sergeant A.S.Ryizhikh near a plane

Major P.I. Laukhin, twice decorated with Red Banner order near a plane

Pilots, Heroes of the Soviet Union from the light bomber aviation regiment Natalia Meklin, Nadezhda Popova and Evdokia Nikulina. The Belarusian front. 1945 Natalia Meklin in the uniform of a lieutenant with insignia: Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, Badge "Guard", Gold Star medal, Order of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, Medal "For the Defense of the Caucasus", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945". Nadezhda Popova in the uniform of a captain with insignia: two Orders of the Patriotic War, 1st Class, the Gold Star Medal, the Order of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, and the Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus. Evdokia Nikulina in the uniform of a major with insignia: the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Guard Badge, the Gold Star Medal, the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, and the Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus.

Commander of the 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment E.D. Bershanskaya kisses the banner of the regiment

The commander of the 588th night bomber regiment (in 1943 it was renamed the 46th Tamansky Guards) E.D. Bershanskaya

The personnel of the 588th night bomber regiment (in 1943 it was renamed into the 46th Tamansky Guards)

Major E.D. Bershanskaya, commander of the 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment

Armоurers of the 46th guards Taman night bomber regiment L. Ermakova, A. Sherstnev and N. Buzina