Rank: Senior Lieutenant Type of troops: Aviation. Halimov Dzhimil Halimovich, was in the Red Army from 31.08.1935 Title: Senior technician-lieutenant. June 22, 1941 was in the Bialystok region of the BSSSR, the 13th AP of the Red Army Air Force of the BSSR. On the very first day of the war, the airfield was destroyed, an order was received to retreat, in case of being surrounded by the Germans, not to surrender. They were chosen in small groups, being completely unaware of their families and their fate. He was lucky, he met a grandma with a 2-year-old daughter at one of the crossings and even helped them get into one of the cars with refugees, giving them all his dry rations. Next time they will see each other only after 2 years. On July 22, 1941, Grandpa entered the order of 3 AE 118 MDRAKKP of the Northern Fleet Air Force, as a mechanic for the Pe-2 and Pe-3 aircraft. Provided more than 167 accident-free combat missions to bombing enemy troops and airfields. The crew served by my grandfather was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Red Banner. During the mission, 3 Pe-3 aircraft made an emergency landing, being knocked out by enemy fighters, and my grandfather with a group of technical personnel in difficult conditions in the front line in a short time restored the damaged aircraft. From December 1942, he worked in the 28th ORAE of the Northern Fleet Air Force as a flight mechanic on SB aircraft, during this time he served 6 night combat missions for bombarding enemy troops and airfields. Since March 1943, at 3 AE 118 RAP he has been working as a flight mechanic on the Hurricane aircraft. In August 1943, with his flight technical staff, he put into operation 3 Yak-9 aircraft and from October 1 to October 18, 1943, he served 58 daytime combat missions with his flight for reconnaissance of enemy ships and transports. The work in the Arctic was very difficult, especially during the winter.