Rank: Captain Branch of Service: Air Force Mikhail Bubnov was born in Kusa in 1911. He finished seven years of school and began to work at a machine-building factory as an art casting moulder. After some time, he decided to continue his education and entered the school of factory apprenticeship. As the best student, he was sent on an excursion to Moscow. In parallel with his studies, Mikhail was engaged in a drama club, participated in performances. The desire to get knowledge did not leave Mikhail, and he entered Telephone Department the Sverdlovsk School of Communications. M. Bubnov entered the V. Chkalov Orenburg Higher Flight School in 1932. After his successful graduation, in the rank of Lieutenant in 1936, he was sent to the Kiev Special Military District. Here Michael was perfecting his flying skills. The People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR awarded M. Bubnov the badge Excellent Cadet of the Red Army. Mikhail never forgot about his family, and often wrote them. He married a Kusa girl, Alexandra. He took her with him to the place of service. They lived in Vasilkov, which is 30 kilometers from Kiev. The pilots were in military camps and could only come home on weekends. The war began on Sunday, June 22, 1941. The pilots of the 43rd Fighter Regiment immediately took to the skies and defended Kiev, Kharkov, and Rostov-on-Don. Later, the front moved to Stalingrad. Mikhail met the war with the rank of Captain, as a Deputy Commander of the 2nd Fighter Squadron of the 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 22nd Fighter Aviation Division of the 16th Air Army. The daring, brave and tactically competent pilot not only showed his skills in the air, but also taught this to the younger generation of pilots, was an example for them. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner at the end of 1941. Actively and successfully led the squadron to attack enemy ground forces and escort our bombers. All combat tasks were performed perfectly. He totally performed more than 220 sorties. M. Bubnov was presented to the Order of Lenin in August 1942, which he did not have time to receive, since he did not return from a combat mission on September 23, 1942.