Air force

Iulev Aleksandr Nikolaevich

Finkelstein Zelik Gilevich

Dobrovolsky Yuri Rostislavovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Yuri Rostislavovich Dobrovolsky was born on December 11, 1926, in the village of Elan in the Elansky district of the Stalingrad region. As a 17-year-old boy, my grandfather was called up by the Commission at the Podbelsky district military Commissariat of the Kuibyshev region on November 8, 1943. He took the military oath on February 23, 1944. Participated in the great Patriotic war as part of the 805th assault aviation regiment, as a master of arms. He served in the 4th air army, which was formed in may 1942 at the southern front air force base. From the summer of 1944 until may 1945, it was part of the 2nd Belorussian front. My grandfather participated in the Belorussian, East Prussian, East Pomeranian, and Berlin offensives. More than forty-one thousand soldiers of the 4th air army were awarded orders and medals, including my grandfather. He and his regiment reached Berlin. For participation in the heroic assault and capture of Berlin, he was awarded the medal "for the capture of Berlin", and for participation in the heroic assault and liberation of Warsaw – the medal"for the liberation of Warsaw". Awarded the medal "for the victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945". For valor and bravery in the great Patriotic war, on behalf Of the Minister of defense of the USSR, Marshal of the Soviet Union A. Grechko, he received the badge of honor "25 years of Victory in the great Patriotic war". He was awarded commemorative medals for the 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of the victory, as well as the Zhukov medal. And he received his first medal "for military merit", saving the commander of the unit and documents. After the end of the great Patriotic war, he was sent to China, where with the technicians and builders of the airfield, he restored and erected special camouflage structures, ensured the safety of runways, and serviced aircraft. He was awarded the Mao Zedong medal (Chinese-Soviet friendship medal) and a certificate from the Chinese government. In 1985, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory, he was awarded the order of the Patriotic war II degree. Awards and medals are kept in the Museum of the village of Bely Yar (Surgut). Yuri Rostislavovich Dobrovolsky died on March 30, 2004.

Deltsov Pavel Andreevich Pavel Andreevich Deltsov (1917-1969) - Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Army, participant of the great Patriotic war, Hero of the Soviet Union (1944). Pavel Deltsov was born on January 13 (new style — 26), 1917 in Ivanovo-Voznesensk (now Ivanovo)in the family of a textile worker. Since 1918, together with his family, he lived in the village of Kibergino, teykovsky district, Ivanovo region. In 1928 he graduated from a village school, in 1931-a seven-year school in the village of Nerl, in 1934 - a school of factory apprenticeship. He worked as an assistant driver, studied in the first year of the energy technical school, and at the same time worked in the Aero club. In 1935, Deltsov was called up to serve in the Workers 'and peasants' Red Army and sent to the Voroshilovgrad military aviation school of pilots, from which he graduated in 1937. He served in various aviation units in Kalinin, Monino, and Rzhev. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war. In 1940, he graduated from the course of flight commanders at the 11th mixed air division of the Belarusian military district. From the first day of the great Patriotic war — on its fronts. Participated in the battles in the Belarusian SSR, the battle of Moscow. During this period, he flew 6-7 sorties. In one of the battles, Deltsov's plane was set on fire, but the pilot, who received severe burns, managed to land it. After being cured, Deltsov returned to the front. I flew a PE-2 bomber. Participated in the battle of Kursk. By October 1943, captain Pavel Deltsov commanded a squadron of the 24th bombardment regiment of the 241st air division of the 3rd bombardment air corps of the 16th air army of the Central front. By that time, he had flown 208 combat missions. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on April 13, 1944, for" exemplary performance of command tasks and courage and heroism in the battles with the German invaders", captain Pavel Deltsov was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the order of Lenin and the gold Star medal number 3535.Later he participated in the battles in the Belarusian SSR, the storming of Berlin. By the end of the war, Deltsov had made 289 sorties for bombing and reconnaissance behind enemy lines. After the end of the war, Deltsov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1957, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he was discharged from the reserve. Return home. He lived in the village of Nerl, Ivanovo region, was a Deputy of the district Council and a member of the Executive Committee. Later he moved to Ivanovo. He died on may 8, 1969, and is buried at The balino cemetery in Ivanovo. He was also awarded three orders of the red banner, the order of the Patriotic war of the 1st degree, three orders of the red Star, a number of medals, and a foreign order. A street in the village of Nerl is named after deltsov, and a bust of Him is also installed there. His name was given to the Ivanovo railway technical school (now-professional Lyceum No. 1).

Dzusov Ibrahim Magomedovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: major General of aviation. Military branch: aviation. Unit: 16th aviation division. Ibragim Magometovich Dzusov-Soviet military leader, military pilot, major General of the Soviet Army, participant of the great Patriotic war, Hero of the Soviet Union. Ibragim Dzusov was born on March 3 (new style - 16), 1905 in the village of Zamankul (now-the right Bank district of North Ossetia) in a peasant family. He graduated from Junior high school, then entered the Communist University of the workers of the East named after I. V. Stalin in Moscow. In March 1924, Dzusov was called up to serve in the Workers 'and peasants' Red Army. In 1927, he graduated from the North Caucasus cavalry school of mountain nationalities. From October 1927, he served in the air force. In 1929, he graduated from the 3rd Orenburg military school of pilots and observer pilots. He served in various flight positions in the Ukrainian and Transcaucasian military districts. In 1941, he graduated from the Zhukovsky air Force Academy. Since January 1942, he served on the fronts of the great Patriotic war. He took part in the battles on the Crimean, North Caucasus, southern, 4th Ukrainian, 1st Belorussian fronts. He commanded the 100th guards fighter air regiment, the 9th guards fighter air division, which under his command became the guards; and from may 1944 , the 6th fighter air corps of the 16th air army. By may 1945 the pilots of his body in aerial combat shot down a total of 832 enemy aircraft. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of may 29, 1945 for "exemplary performance of command assignments in the fighting with the German invaders and displaying courage and heroism" guards major General of aviation Ibrahim Jusov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the order of Lenin and medal "gold Star" No. 4917. After the end of the war, Dzusov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1948, he graduated from the Voroshilov Higher military Academy. He served in the gsvg, then from October 1951 was the head of the Krasnoyarsk civil air fleet Department. In may 1955, Dzusov retired. He lived in the city of Ordzhonikidze (now-Vladikavkaz), was on administrative and economic work. In 1965, he retired and was engaged in public activities. He died on October 28, 1980, and was buried in the Pantheon of the Ossetian Church in Vladikavkaz. He was awarded three orders of Lenin, three orders of the red banner, two orders of Suvorov 2nd class, a number of medals, and the Polish order of the Cross of Grunwald. Streets in Vladikavkaz and Zamankul, as well as a secondary school, are named after Dzusov.

Leonid Yakovlevich Drapkin_x000D_ _x000D_ Veteran of the great Patriotic war, Honorary employee of the Prosecutor's office, doctor of law, Professor, honored scientist of the Russian Federation. Awarded: order of the "Patriotic war" I degree, medals "for the liberation of Warsaw", "for the capture of Budapest", "for the capture of Berlin" and many others. He joined the army as a volunteer in June 1942, when he was only 17 years old. Initially, he served in the Chelyabinsk military aviation school of mechanics, from which he graduated in early 1943. Already in March 1943, he fought as part of the 20th guards Sevastopol long-range bomber regiment. He was a mechanic, then an aircraft technician, served the IL-4 bomber aircraft. His regiment bombarded German fortifications along the Dnieper, near Kiev, in Budapest, and attacked Konigsberg, Berlin, and other German strongholds. Drapkin was demobilized only in 1949, after which he received a law degree and in 1956 joined the Prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region. Leonid Yakovlevich worked in the investigative bodies of the Prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region from 1956 to 1967. Consistently occupied posts of the investigator of Prosecutor's office of Zheleznodorozhny district of the city of Sverdlovsk, then the senior investigator of Prosecutor's office of Sverdlovsk region, the Prosecutor-criminalist Prosecutor's office in Sverdlovsk region. In 1967, in connection with his election as a senior lecturer at the Sverdlovsk law Institute, he devoted himself to the science of criminology, becoming a Professor at the Department of criminology of the Ural state law University and achieving recognition of his scientific achievements at the international level. This is confirmed, in particular, by the award of the UN silver medal "for outstanding services to the development of criminalistics and forensic expertise" and the Highest award of the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation – the A. F. Koni medal. He was also awarded the medal of the Investigative Committee of Russia "Valor and bravery". In the last years of his life, Leonid Drapkin took part, among other things, in the work of the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region, generously shared his rich experience with employees, participated in various events. Leonid Yakovlevich brought up many highly qualified specialists who still successfully work in law enforcement agencies in various positions, always remembering their Teacher with gratitude. Leonid Yakovlevich died in his native city of Yekaterinburg on August 11, 2019 at the age of 95. Currently, L. ya.Drapkin's grandson, Alexander Shuklin, is serving as a senior expert of the criminalistics Department of the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region.

Redchenkov Petr Stepanovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Title: Lieutenant Colonel military Branch: aviation Division: 136th assault aviation lower Dniester order of Suvorov division My grandfather, Petr Stepanovich Redchenkov, was born on January 28, 1905 in the village of Cherentsovka, Kamenskiy district, Penza region. In 1927-1929-on active service in the troops of the OGPU of the USSR, a red army soldier. After leaving the reserve, he graduated from the faculty of labor at the Moscow power engineering Institute. In 1931, he was called up for the second time by the Andreevskiy district military Commissariat of Rostov-on-don and sent to the air force for special recruitment. He graduated from the Luhansk military school of pilots in 1933 and in the same year took short courses at the Osoaviakhimas Central school of pilot instructors in Tushino, Moscow region. In 1933, he was again dismissed to the reserve and sent to work in Novosibirsk as an instructor pilot in the newly created Novosibirsk Aero club. He trained hundreds of pilots, many of whom became famous during the great Patriotic war (seven graduates of the Novosibirsk Aero club became Heroes of the Soviet Union). During the great Patriotic war, he was drafted into the Red Army for the third time in 1942 By the Hippodromsky district military enlistment office in Novosibirsk. Initially, he was sent as a teacher to the Stalingrad military aviation school, but in August of the same year, 1942, he was sent to the active army. On the fronts of the great Patriotic war, he was originally a pilot of the communications squadron on the Voronezh front, flying the Po-2 aircraft. From December 1942, Deputy squadron commander in the 998th night bomber aviation regiment, from April 1943 - in the 715th night bomber aviation regiment, distinguished himself during the battle of Kursk. He made 420 successful sorties on the Po-2. In the summer of 1944, he was transferred to the 989th assault aviation regiment, was also appointed Deputy commander of the aviation squadron, and soon became its commander. He especially distinguished himself in the winter battles of 1944-1945 on the territory of Hungary. So, supporting the breakthrough from the encirclement of one of our cavalry corps, made several sorties a day, in inclement weather and rapidly changing combat conditions, accurately bringing his squadron to the target and successfully clearing the way for the cavalrymen to break through from the air. For this operation, the front commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union F. I. Tolbukhin, personally awarded p. S. Redchenkov the order of Alexander Nevskiy. The commander of the assault aviation squadron of the 989th assault aviation regiment of the 136th assault aviation division of the 10th assault aviation corps of the 17th air army of the 3rd Ukrainian front, major Petr Stepanovich Redchenkov, by February 1945, had made 495 sorties (including 75 on an Il-2 attack aircraft), knocked out 20 tanks, 50 cars, 12 enemy anti-aircraft guns, and destroyed 10 enemy aircraft at airfields. For exemplary performance of command assignments at the front against the German invaders and displaying courage and heroism, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from June 29, 1945, major Radchenkove Petr Stepanovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star". In early 1945, he was appointed Deputy commander of the regiment for air rifle service. By Victory Day, major Petr Redchenkov had flown 513 sorties, including 93 in an Il-2 attack aircraft. In 1945, he graduated from the Higher aviation school. He continued to serve in the Soviet Army, from 1946 - in the DOSAAF system of the USSR. From 1951 to 1953, he was the head of the Novosibirsk Aero club, where he worked for 7 years before the war. Since 1956, Lieutenant Colonel P. S. Redchenkov-in reserve. Lived in Novosibirsk. He died on February 22, 1960. A bust of the Hero is installed on Victory square in Kamenka, Penza region. In Novosibirsk, the name of Pyotr Stepanovich Redchenkov is immortalized on the Alley of Heroes at the monument of Glory.

Rakitin Yakov Grigoryevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Major_x000D_ Branch of troops: Aviation _x000D_ Division: 307th assault aviation Lidskaya Red Banner Order of Suvorov division Born 06 November 1914 Voronezh region, village. Davidovka. Russian. After graduating from school, in September 1932, he was accepted as a student of the Oryol construction technical school and completed a 4-year course of study in July 1936 as a construction technician. He worked on the construction of residential buildings in Kursk and Orel. On the call " Youth! On planes!” On October 31, 1937 Rakitin I., has arrived to study in the 3rd Military school of Pilots and Pilot-Observers to them. K. E.Voroshilov, Orenburg. 1938-service in the V / h 8891 Kursk. From October 1939 to 05.091940 participation in the war with Finland as part of the 80th air regiment. 1942 graduated from the school of observer pilots. Olsufievo. In the second world war, he participated in the 307th Assault Aviation Red banner Lidskaya order of Suvorov division (Kozhemyakin A.V.), the 3rd Assault aviation Minsk order of Kutuzov corps (Gorlachenko M. Y.) reserve of the main command as part of the 15th VA (General Shumeyko N. F.). he Participated in the battle of the Kursk bulge, the Bryansk operation (before reaching the Sozh river), the breakthrough of enemy defenses North of Nevel, support for the offensive in the Vitebsk direction, Orshansko - Vitebsk operation, destruction of the group South-West of Vitebsk, operation Bagration, liberation of Belarus, elimination of the encircled enemy group South-East of Minsk, Lvov-Sandomiertskaya Wisla - Oder, Berlin and Prague operations. Since 1943, he held the following positions: Head of the aerial photography service and in 1944, senior assistant to the chief of operations. Department of the division. To ensure communication and interaction with other branches of the armed forces, as well as to conduct reconnaissance, it was necessary to fly on PO-2 and UTI-2 aircraft, which was a feature of aerial reconnaissance. Has injuries. In a combat situation, he improved technical means for conducting reconnaissance and photo control. So, in 1944, captain Rakitin invented equipment to improve the control of the aiming point and bombing. "Captain Rakitin's photo installation" was created and tested in a short time. All parts of the hull were equipped with it. All previously existing photo installations in parts of the hull were removed from service. (Help from the Department. Inventions and order 3 of the Assault air corps is available).Awarded in wartime: 2 orders of the Red Star, the order of the Great Patriotic war, 2nd class, the medal “For Military Merit”, “for the capture of Berlin”, “For the Liberation of Prague”, “For the Victory over Germany”. (Photocopies of award certificates are available). Post-war period: medal “20 years of impeccable service in the armed forces” (1st class) and 11 jubilee and labor medals. In peacetime, he continued to serve in the air force in Klin (Moscow region) and in Moscow. In 1952, he graduated from the air force Academy in Monino and was sent to serve in the air division of air transport aviation in Krivoy Rog. He held the position of Deputy head and the chief of the division's operational intelligence Department. In 1953, the composition of the family: wife-Zinaida Rakitina Vasilyevna (born in 1918), daughter Lyudmila (born in 1941), son Igor (born in 1953). Son Leonid died in the evacuation in Slavgorod (Kazakhstan) in 1942 at the age of 2 years.In 1961, he was discharged from the Armed forces with the rank of Colonel. In 1963. in the direction Of the city Committee of the Krivoy Rizh party, he led the work on the creation of the city's local history Museum. In 1965, the Museum started its work. Working as the Director of the historical Museum, he did a lot of research work. They discovered the date of Foundation of the city of Krivoy Rog. Developed themes: "The liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders”," the Beginning of the development of iron ores in Krivbass” and others. According to his project, a diorama “Battle for Krivoy Rog”was created. His articles were published in Newspapers. The book “200 years of Krivoy Rog”was published. All this contributed to the creation and development of the Museum. The Museum with the richest expositions occupied an area of about 750 square meters.metres'.In 1979 Rakitin Y. he began the work on creation of the Museum complex on the territory of Kryvyi Rih College of Civil aviation. The Museum complex, consisting of an open-air exhibition of military and civil aircraft of different years and the Museum "History of the Civil Air Fleet" in the building of the Aviation school was created in 1984. The Museum was opened diorama “the battle for the Ingulets” designed by J. G. Rakitina.For the fruitful work she was awarded with the medal “In honor of 100 anniversary of V. I. Lenin”, “Honorary diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR”, “diploma of the Ministry of culture of the USSR”, “Honorary diploma of the Minister of Civil aviation of the USSR”, etc. Ya. g. Rakitin finished his career in November 1990. On the house Where ya. g. Rakitin lived, a memorial plaque was installed by the decision of the city Council.He had been in battle all his life!Made up the autobiography of J. G. Rakitina his son I. ya. Rakitin on the basis of documents stored in the family archive.February 17, 2005

Ryabokon Alexey Dmitrievich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Second Lieutenant._x000D_ Branch of troops: Aviation. _x000D_ Division: 260th assault aviation Svirskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov division. _x000D_ In the early morning of June 22, 1941, the war broke into every family treacherously, like a tornado. Even those who had never held a weapon before went to the front. For these people, the war became the great Patriotic war. They went to protect everything they loved so much. My grandfather Alexey Dmitrievich Ryabokon did not stay away. He did not think about glory, at the age of 19, he was ready to give his life for peace and freedom on earth. He graduated from the 9th aviation school of initial training in Buguruslan. In the city of Chkalov 1 Chkalovskiy military school of pilots. On may 9, 1945, the long-awaited Victory Day came. This we now know about this. And then in may 1945, a young pilot, second Lieutenant of the 839th Assault Aviation Novogireevskiy Red Banner regiment Alexey Ryabokon flew flights as part of IL-2 aircraft. It destroyed military echelons, enemy manpower, and motor vehicles, suppressing battery fire at the stations of Malchin, Mizdrov, Kalkoffen, and Lebbin in Germany. A group of stormtroopers with the participation of the aircraft my grandfather was destroyed by a ship in the area of the Pomeranian Bay near Swinemunda. For exemplary performance of combat missions at the front against the German invaders, my grandfather was awarded the order of the red star. But war is war, and on one of his flights his plane was shot down. My grandfather didn't die. He managed to land his plane, but the landing was hard. After being injured, my grandfather was sent to a sanatorium in Landeck (Baden-württemberg, Germany) to restore his health. War is a terrible time, but that's when my grandfather and my grandmother met. It was at that sanatorium in Landeck that they met. She worked as a nurse (she is also a participant in the great Patriotic war), and he was recovering from injuries. After the war, from 1946 to 1948, my grandfather served in Tbilisi in 242 bomber regiment 180 of the air division and 373 bomber regiment 180 of the air division. In 1948, for health reasons, he was dismissed to the reserve. In 1949, he was accepted into the MGB and sent to the 17th police Department of Ordzhonikidze district of Baku as head of the passport office. Peace, love, happiness ... it seemed to Young Alexey and Olga Ryabokon that now they are together forever. But war is insidious, it can kill in peacetime. At the age of 33, my grandfather was torn out of life by an illness caused by injuries received in the war. And although he did not live long, life with my grandmother was happy, in this marriage a daughter was born, my mother. After his death, his grandmother lived a long life, 34 years, but never married. When I asked her," why alone? Why didn't you get married?" She answered: "there is no better man on earth Than my Alyosha." I am grateful to God that they were alive, that they met and fell in love with each other, and that their daughter, I, and their granddaughter preserved and carried their life story through the years. I told this story to my daughter, and she will tell it to her children so that they know that ordinary Soviet people performed a great feat. I am proud that my grandfather was one of them. (recorded Terbentuk I. A.)

Vasily Vasilievich Reshetnikov_x000D_ _x000D_ Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov (born December 23, 1919, Yekaterinoslav) – Soviet military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1943), Commander of Long-Range Aviation (1969-1980), Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Air Force, Retired Aviation Colonel-General, Honored Military Pilot of the USSR (1965 ). _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov was born on December 23, 1919 in the city of Yekaterinoslav (Dnepro-Petrovsk). From a family of hereditary artists and icon painters (his uncle, the artist F.P. Reshetnikov, is best known). He graduated from the seven-year school number 13, then studied at the workers' faculty. In 1936, at the call "Komsomolets – on the plane!" was sent to the Red Army. Graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Military Aviation School named after the Proletariat of Donbass in 1938. He served in long-range aviation. Since 1941 – in the 751st separate night long-range bomber regiment of Major Tikhonov, designed to strike at targets in the enemy's deep rear. He flew on an IL-4 bomber (DB-3F). Member of the CPSU since 1942. At the end of May 1942, he took part in the bombing of the Hitlerite command post in Angerburg. Participated in the bombing of Berlin on the night of September 10, 1942. Then he took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ On July 27, 1943, Guard Captain, Squadron Commander of the 19th Guards Long-Range Aviation Regiment of the 8th Guards Long-Range Bomber Aviation Division of the 2nd Guards Long-Range Bomber Aviation Corps Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov was awarded with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet July 27, 1943, medal "Gold Star" No. 1055). _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Reshetnikov's plane was shot down twice. The first time was in February 1942, near the front line, when he bombed the Balbasovo airfield near Orsha. Second, it took more than a week to get out of the enemy's rear. In 1943 he participated in the liberation of his hometown from German invaders. The last, 307th in a row, sortie on April 16, 1945. He ended the war as deputy regiment commander. Immediately after the war, he was sent to study and in 1946 he graduated from the accelerated course of the Air Force Academy in Monino. In the summer of 1946, he returned to his 19th Guards Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment and was appointed its commander (replaced A. Shaposhnikov as regiment commander, who in the early years of the war helped him master the skill of night flights). _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ He commanded the regiment for 8 years. In 1954, at his own request and with the support of the Commander of Long-Range Aviation, Chief Marshal of Aviation A. A. Novikov, he became a student of the Higher Military Academy named after K. E. Voroshilov. He graduated from the academy in 1956 and was appointed to the position of division commander. In the spring of 1959, together with General V. T. Taranov, he set a new unofficial world record for the flight range along a closed curve – 17,150 kilometers, surpassing the American record by 2,700 kilometers. Then he spent 20 hours at the helm. From 1968 – First Deputy Commander, and from January 20, 1969 to 1980 – Commander of Long-Range Aviation. In these posts, he headed several state armament commissions. From 1981 to 1986 – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Air Force. The last time a pilot took to the skies was in 2003, when he was 83 years old – at the Monino air show, he flew an American B-25 bomber, which was brought in from Austria by an Austrian pilot. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Currently he is a pensioner, living in the urban-type settlement of Monino (Moscow region). For more than 30 years he actively participated in the Council of Veterans of Long-Range Aviation, for 10 years he was the chairman of this Council, then he is its honorary chairman. Author of several books of memoirs. Today (May 2020) V.V. Reshetnikov is the last of the living Heroes of the Soviet Union who fought on the IL-4. Awards and services: Hero of the Soviet Union (1943, medal "Golden Star" No. 1055); Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV grade (12.22.1999); Order of Honor (04.12.2010); three Orders of Lenin (12.31.1942, 07.27.1943, 02.22.1955); Order of the October Revolution (01.08.1980); three Orders of the Red Banner (04.28.1944, 12.30.1956, 02.22.1968); Order of Alexander Nevsky (04.06.1945); Order of the Patriotic War, 1st grade (03.11.1985); two Orders of the Red Star (03.29.1942, 11.19.1951); Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III grade (04.30.1975); various medals of Russia and the USSR; the honorary title "Honored Military Pilot of the USSR" (08.19.1965); Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation for significant contribution to the development of the Air Force (12.17.2012) – for the organization and management of the construction and development of the Air Force in the relevant command positions. One of the strategic bombers of the Russian Air Force "Tu-160" is named after Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov.

He was born in 1912 in the village of Yarlukovo (now the Gryazinsky district of the Lipetsk region). He worked as a shepherd from childhood and graduated from a village school. Then he worked as a mechanic at the Dzerzhinsky plant (in the city of Voronezh), at the same time he was engaged in a glider school. In 1935 he voluntarily joined the Red Army. He graduated from the Engels Military Aviation Pilot School in 1937. He worked as a test pilot at the Air Force Research Institute since 1940. Senior Lieutenant M.E. Chunosov fought since June 25, 1941 on the frontlines of the Great Patriotic War as part of the 402nd Fighter Regiment, he flew the MiG-3 fighter. He shed the first blood on July 1, 1941, near the Idritsa station (Novgorod region). He was hit in aerial combat on July 8.

Rasskazov Philipp Mikhailovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Captain. Branch of the armed forces: aviation Division: 15th guards fighter aviation Stalingrad red banner order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky division. Stories Philipp M. was born in the Village of High Cherikovski parish Pronsky district of the Ryazan province (now Visokoye, Skopinskiy R-on, Ryazanskaya obl.) in 1915 into a family of farmers Mikhail and Aksinya Rasskazova. He had two brothers: Andrey and Semyon, who would later be killed in the war. Philip disaccustomed at Vysokovsky elementary school for 4 years and after 4 years in Vysokovskiy 8-year-old school. In 1933, Philipp Mikhailovich was drafted into the army, where he served in an aviation regiment, in Stupino, and learned to fly an airplane. His first "iron horse" was the I-16, or as the soldiers called it "Donkey", on which he flew as a simple soldier, and having already passed the officer's school in 1935-1936, with the rank of Lieutenant. In 1936, he went on a long vacation to his homeland, where he married his first love Yudina Claudia Yakovlevna. And in 1937, he returned to the armed forces, in Stupino, but with his wife. Approximately in 1939-1940 he received the rank of captain. And already in 1941, the Great Patriotic war begins, which forced Philipp to go to the front, and Claudia to return to Visokoye. In July 1941, on the basis of the Stupino aviation school, the 56th fighter battalion was formed, in which Philipp Mikhailovich served on the basis of stories. On June 19, 1941, the 6th Fighter Aviation corps, which includes 11 fighter regiments, was formed to defend the capital of our Motherland, Moscow. Including 171, in which Philipp Rasskazov served as a squadron Commissar and had the position of political Commissar. At this time, Philipp Mikhailovich participates in the battle of Moscow (for which 30.04.45 will be awarded a medal, but will not receive it due to death.). After the battle of Moscow, 171 IAP was transferred to the Tula district, where Philipp Mikhailovich received the order of the Red Star and the medal for military merit for his active work among the Junior staff. Already in 1944, F. M. Rasskazov was sent to the Bryansk front. Philipp Mikhailovich was transferred to the 181st guard’s fighter regiment, where he served in the 10th air assault Stalingrad corps of the order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky. Closer to 1945, 181 ISU relocated to the Western regions. Due to the lack of average command staff, officers were strictly forbidden to perform long combat flights. But Philipp was eager to fight, but waited for Victory! He wrote to his wife in his last letter that the war would soon end and they would meet again. But on March 17, Philipp Mikhailovich received an important combat mission, from which he did not return on March 19, 1945! His plane was shot down by a German fighter near the Carpathian Mountains from the Czech Republic. By the end of April, wife received a funeral and a letter from a friend. And 10 days later, the whole country was celebrating the Victory!

Razinkov Evsey Yakovlevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Captain military Branch: aviation Division: 47th mixed aviation division Razinkov Evsey Yakovlevich was born on June 10, 1903 in the army since 1925. He began his service as a Kremlin cadet. At the call of the Komsomol, he graduated from the Kachin school of pilots. He served in the fighter aviation. During the years of repression, at the General meeting of the unit, the only one stood up for his commander, who was accused of treason, and helped his family. He was demoted for this. The commander was later rehabilitated. At Bobruisk, due to the German breakthrough, the aviation regiment left the airfield, and captain Razinkov was instructed to evacuate the documents and the flag of the regiment by car. In the forest, they were caught in a huge traffic jam of retreating troops and equipment. The traffic jam was created by the NKVD troops, who blocked the road with a truck that allegedly broke down with a secret archive. A chain surrounded the car and no one was allowed in. There were many officers there, but only my grandfather was not afraid to speak out against the NKVD, unite the soldiers and destroy the cordon. There was dirt in the broken car. They were German saboteurs. Razinkov E. Y. saved the banner of the regiment and the troops were not surrounded. As commander of squadron 236, IAP fought near Moscow. Personally, he shot down three German planes, made 84 sorties. He conducted front-line tests of the YAK1 aircraft. Awarded the Order of the red banner. He was killed in an air battle on January 17, 1942. The grave was found in 2012 in the village of Safonikha, Ruzsky district, Moscow region. A monument was erected by the search party "Nadezhda" in the city of Ruza.

Vershinin Andrey Nikolaevich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Lieutenant military Branch: aviation Division: 103rd aviation division Andrey Vershinin was born in 1911 in the village of Verkhny KUGENER of the Verkhne-KUGENER village Council of the Sernur district of the Mari ASSR. After finishing school, he entered the pedagogical College in Sernur. In 1930, after graduating from the pedagogical College, he worked as a teacher in rural schools for several years, and then was sent to a flight school. In 1940, in the battles with the white Finns, my great-grandfather received the first award - the order of the red banner. From the first days of the great Patriotic war, he participated in battles against the Nazis. In one of the first days, he shot down two Junkers-88 aircraft and did not allow the bridge to be bombed. In those days, news of a hero who had performed a military feat came from the pages of Central Newspapers. On July 10, 1941, Komsomolskaya Pravda published an essay by the military journalist L. Vysokoostrovsky about Lieutenant A. N. Vershinin, who shot down a fascist bomber in an air battle. The essay ended with the words " Lieutenant Vershinin, combining the remarkable qualities of a brave pilot and a fine Bolshevik, draws his subordinates to military exploits by personal example. "the newspaper also indicated his place of birth, so this material was reprinted in the Newspapers" Mari commune "and" Mari Pravda", and in the Sernur newspaper" Kommunar "it was published together with a letter from members of the collective farm" KUGENER " - fellow countrymen of the pilot. "Dear Andrey Nikolaevich," wrote the villagers, " we read with great pride about your heroic deeds... we are proud that our pupil, who comes from a poor Mari family, performs heroic deeds for his Homeland in the fight against the cursed enemy. Together with us, with a sense of boundless joy, all our free Mari people are proud of your exploits." Andrey Nikolaevich flew I-16 and Yak-1 fighters, both in a group and alone. He flew ground attack, reconnaissance, patrol, intercept enemy aircraft. He was Deputy squadron commander of the 158th fighter regiment, later converted to the 103rd guards regiment. The pilot did not return from the mission on July 20, 1941. On this day, Lieutenant A. N. Vershinin took off in the morning from the airfield with five fighters to cover our troops in the Ivanovskoe – Sabsk area. When the task was completed, they were attacked by three enemy planes. After the attack, they went into the clouds. On the way back, the Soviet aces met an enemy bomber. As a result of the attack, it caught fire. All our pilots returned to their airfield. Two hours later, the fighter was alerted. There was an air battle in the area of Krasnogvardeysk. The task was completed. Two of the five fighter pilots did not return to the airfield – Yakovlev and Vershinin. Yakovlev was hit by an anti-aircraft battery, and Vershinin and his plane were missing. The order of the regiment commander noted: "on July 20, 1941, the Deputy commander of the 1st air squadron, Lieutenant Andrey Vershinin, while repelling an air RAID on the city of Leningrad, on the Krasnogvadeysk – Sivoritsy section, as a result of an air battle with enemy aircraft, crashed near the town of Lyady, Leningrad region. The plane was crashed and the pilot was killed." Andrey Vershinin was killed on the 31st sortie, shot down five Nazi planes. Two days after his death, a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was issued, and the name of Lieutenant A. N. Vershinin was also listed in the lists of a large group of awarded red army soldiers and commanders. His exploits were awarded the order of Lenin.

Vinnik Vladimir Petrovich_x000D_ _x000D_ Rank: Colonel. Military branch: aviation. Unit: 327th bombardment aviation division of Gdansk. My father, Vladimir Petrovich Vinnik, was born in Lokhvitsa, Poltava region, on October 2, 1923. After graduating from high school in the town of Lokhvytsia in 1941, he entered the Kharkov military aviation school of communication (HAUS). Due to the offensive of the German-fascist troops, the school was evacuated to Kokand (Uzbekistan). After completing his studies, he was awarded the military rank of "Junior Lieutenant". At the front since 1944 as commander of the staff platoon of the 323rd separate communications company of the 327th Bomber Aviation division of the 4th air Army, 2nd Belorussian front with the rank of second Lieutenant, Lieutenant. After the end of the great Patriotic war, he served in various command positions. In 1947, he entered and in 1953 graduated from the Riga red banner Higher aviation military school (RKVIAVU) with the rank of captain. In December 1949, he married my mother - Vinnik (Popova) Lyudmila Stepanovna. My parents lived together for 59 years. After graduation, my father was sent for further military service in the aviation unit of Pugachev (Volga military district), then in Syzran, Kuibyshev region, to the Syzran higher military aviation school of pilots (SVVAUL). At the military school, dad served in command positions. He finished his service in 1974 with the rank of Colonel. Veteran Of the armed forces of the USSR, veteran of labor, veteran of SVVAUL. In addition to the above state awards, the Pope was also awarded the following medals: Polish military medal (awarded during the war) " Za Odre-Nyse-Baltyk"; "For 20 years of impeccable service"; "To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy"; "To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Armed forces of the USSR"; "Fifty years of the Armed forces of the USSR"; "Sixty years of the Armed forces of the USSR"; "70 years of Armed forces of the USSR"; "a veteran of the Armed forces of the USSR"; "Veteran of labor"; "For military valor". In 1979, my parents moved to my mother's homeland in Sukhumi, the Abkhazian ASSR, but in 1992, after the start of the Georgian-Abkhazian war, they became refugees, losing all their property and housing. Until 1996, they lived at my place of service in the Arkhangelsk region. In 1996, with the money collected, they managed to buy an apartment in Syzran and their parents returned to Syzran. All the time, my mother, Lyudmila Stepanovna Vinnik, was by my father's side, and she shared all the hardships and hardships with him. My mother worked in the Soviet press, a veteran of labor, a member of the Union of journalists of the USSR. She died on April 5, 2010, a year after her father's death. Parents are buried in the city cemetery of Syzran, Samara region "Fomkin garden" on the alley of veterans.