Soviet Air Force in the Great Patriotic War was badly prepared, but just in the first months of active combat pilots skills have greatly improved.As in defensive and offensive operations at Army fighter pilot - an irreplaceable figure.That's why we talk about the role of the Soviet Air Force in the victory over Germany.
Kozhedub Ivan - the most effective Soviet pilot of the WWII
Kozhedub Ivan was born in 1920.Place of birth of the hero - a village Obrazhiivka Sumy region (Ukraine).Soviet fighter pilot as a child and wanted to engage in aviation.After graduating from school in 1934, Kozhedub enters the Shostka Chemical-Technological College.By the way, after moving to Shostka Ivan begins to engage in the local flying club.In the army he was drafted in 1940, just before the start of the war against Nazi Germany.In September 1940, Kozhedub as part of military service completed training in the aviation school in Chuguev.
In the battles began to take part immediately, because in July 1941, the school where he was at that time already worked as an instructor, was evacuated in the Kazakh city of Shymkent.Since November 1942 moved to Ivanovo, where he was included in the composition forming the regiment.
C in 1943 and 1945, made 330 sorties, with 120 cases Kozhedub entered into a dogfight.Analyzing the statistics of many pilots of the Red Army, we see that this performance indicator is not present at all.Well what can we say about the figure wins!The 120 air combat fighter pilot shot down 64 enemy aircraft.The effectiveness and success of the personal battles three times Hero of the Soviet Union against enemy pilots made more than 50%.During the two years of participation in the battles Kozhedub flying the three models (LA-5, La-5FN, La-7).
The unique history of this pilot is that he came to the aircraft just a year before the war began.In his credit no one wins in the group.This suggests that he was the strongest individual pilot of the Red Army.WWII fighter pilots, whose results are close to those Kozhedub all had experience in the air battles of the Civil War in Spain.
Skomorokhov Nikolai Mikhailovich - one of rekordsmnov by the number of sorties
Nikolai Mikhailovich - coeval Kozhedub.But this is only formal.The fact that he really was born in 1922, but he attributed to himself two years - a practice common in those years.Young people had no other choice because most of the families lived in poverty and had to go to work at the factory to the family had an extra penny.Born in Saratov province (village Lapot).
School graduated in 1935.Then followed the usual path of the Soviet working - he graduated from trade schools.He then worked in a factory in the city of Astrakhan.As Kozhedub, he joined the army in 1940, however, a few months later.Aviation training, he, like many other military fighter pilots, was held in Bataisk aviation school.
first sortie Skomorokhov made in December 1942.The victorious path of one of the champions in the number of departures from the airport began in Adler.In terms of effectiveness (the number of downed enemy aircraft), its performance is worse than that Kozhduba, but not in every battle the problem of the pilot - to shoot down enemy units.And not every departure task was to enter into a dogfight.For example, a fighter pilot could deliver some goods to a hot spot.
So analyze statistics Skomorohova.During the war he made 605 sorties.He participated in 143 battles with the enemy.24% of flights ran battles with enemy aircraft.They knocked Nicholas Skomorokhov 46 aircraft in person and 8 - in a group with other pilots.Total may be considered - 54 victory.
By the way, it's not all planes destroyed Nikolai Mikhailovich.Yes, not only to Soviet planes were destroyed without a fight on the ground.In its active three such personal victory.
What do we know about the pilot Alexander Klubova?
little bit, but we will try to correct this omission.The fact that at the hearing the names of the most successful pilots, but there were many other heroes who have made an enormous contribution to the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Army in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
who died in 1944, Alexander F. Club managed to make 457 flights by planes I-153 "Chaika" and R39N "Cobra".In his record of 95 fights (almost every fifth departure fighter pilot comes to grips with the enemy).It has a lot of wins (31 private and 19 per group).One can only imagine how much more he could bring down the pilot of the aircraft, if not one of the fights appeared to be his last.
Mikhail Baranov - one of the heroes of the war
Another Soviet ace died in 1943.It is about Baranov Mikhail Dmitrievich.Of his 285 sorties ended 85 final battle.Agree, good statistics, especially when you consider the number of his victories.This fighter pilot officially recognized 24 personal victories, 28 successful battles in a group with other heroes of the sky.Also, he was able to kill 6 enemy aircraft on the ground.His war machine was the Yak-1.
Other characters
absolute record for the number of sorties belongs Yakimenko Anton Dmitrievich.Official Soviet statistics of the war years said that this legendary pilot Red Army made 1055 sorties.The battle, however, was only 95 times.It says that he performed some other function.He shot down 13 enemy planes in person and 35 in the group.Ground has no wins.
necessary to pay tribute to the pilots, who are absolutely deliberately went to their death.For example, Ivan G. Sytov.In his last aerial combat fighter pilot makes the airplane ram air fascists.In total, his track record has 250 combat sorties.Ivan Sytov participated in 100 battles.Percentage performance pilot is also impressive.In those 100 battles he shot down 26 enemy planes in person and 4 in the group.
Conclusion
fighter pilots of World War II made an enormous contribution to the Great Victory over the Nazi enemy.Many of them were awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union."Unfortunately, many have received the title posthumously.Their names and deeds will forever remain in the memory of our nation as the inimitable example of patriotism, heroism.
They deserve a memory of their exploits!
