Heroes 01/03/20 Viktor Talalikhin fought on the Soviet-Finnish war
Contrary to frequent claims for the first time the night the air RAM made not Victor Talalikhin and other Russian pilot. Eugene Stepanov in October 1937, he rammed the bomber SM-81 over Barcelona.
He fought in Spain on the Republican side during the Civil war. Soon after the beginning of the great Patriotic night RAM will glorify the young pilot Talalikhina.
Now the historians write, that in the Great Patriotic first night Taran realized Pyotr Yeremeyev, who served in Moscow in the 27th regiment. He shot down a Ju-88 in the night from 28th to 29th July, Istra district. Eremeev died a few weeks before Talalikhina at the beginning of October 1941, However, his work did not become widely known, and the title of the Hero he got only posthumously in 1995 Talalikhin became the symbol of the heroism of Soviet pilots.
At the age of seventeen in September 1935 Talalikhin joined the gliding club. By this time, over the shoulders of the future as was the middle school and factory apprenticeship at the Moscow meat-packing plant where the man worked. It is possible, for example Talalikhina was his older brothers: they were drafted into the army, and both were in aviation. But in the 30-ies many Soviet boys dreamed of the sky.
a few months after the start of training in the circle Talalikhin wrote in the original paper, which made its first flight on the airframe, has completed the first stage of learning “good” and “excellent”, hopes to continue to learn. He stated that he wants to fly like Chkalov, Belyakov and Baidukov, – the names of these pilots were hearing the whole of the Soviet Union.
In October 1936, Talalikhina sent to the Aero club. He, despite a slight increase, successfully passed medical examination and started teaching. The instructor noted that the young man has talent, but he needs a “cool head”. Composure and judgealnost Talalikhin acquire during military service.
His first flight Talalikhin made on the U-2 in 1937, a few months before being drafted into the army. There the dream of a future as – he was sent to the military aviation school Chkalov in Borisoglebsk. He studied diligently: Talalikhin later recalled that he got up with the sunrise, and returned to the barracks exactly retreat. In addition to classes, he spent a lot of time in the library: read professional literature, studied maps and instructions.
However, Talalikhina I had one day to be in the brig for violations of safety rules of flights: during the workout he did several maneuvers more than was required by the rules.
In 1938, he graduated from College at the rank of second Lieutenant and began serving in the 27th fighter aviation regiment. Officers and teachers of the school have noted that Talalikhina has the courage, it in difficult situations will make the right decisions.
During the Soviet-Finnish war Talalikhin made 47 sorties. Already in the first fight was the youngest pilot of the third squadron destroyed the aircraft of the enemy. Then Talalikhin flying in Chaika And I-153 (biplane). Valor future speakers received the order of the red Star.
during the campaign, Talalikhin was shot down four aircraft. In one of the fights he covered commander Mikhail Korolev, who sought to intercept German bombers and came under fire Finnish anti-aircraft batteries. Talalikhin “compartment” from the commander’s plane and destroy the German “Fokker” (F-190). After the Finnish campaign
Talalikhin spent about a month on leave at my parents, and then was sent for retraining – refresher courses for flight personnel. In the characterization at the end of the Talalikhin was named worthy to become a flight commander. It was also said that he’s “flying safely”, in the air, smart, successful flying fighter planes.
in Spring 1941 the Queens and Talalikhin met again: the young pilot was sent to the first squadron 177 th fighter AVapolka, commanded by the Queens. His immediate commander was Vasily Hugelin.
the First rams, the Soviet pilots conducted immediately after the war began. Fixed that for June 22, 1941, seven pilots risked life and drove their planes into the enemy. Taran was a deadly risk to the pilot. Survived a few – for example, Boris Kovzan was shot down thus four planes and every time it was successfully landed by parachute.
the Squadron in which he served Talalikhin was based near the town of Klin. Sorties the pilots began on 21 July, after the first German air RAID on Moscow. Then due to the success of PVO and Soviet air force of 220 bombers to the city flew only a few.
the Objective of the Soviet pilots was to find the Nazi bombers and fighter jets, to cut them from the group and to destroy.
Talalikhina Regiment received its first battle on July 25. Then as was already the Deputy commander of the squadron, and soon Gugarin was not able to command, and Talalikhin had to take him on.
on 7 August occurred one of the last major German air attacks on Moscow. It was the sixteenth RAID.
Talalikhin was ordered to fly to intercept the bombers in the district of Podolsk. The pilot later told reporters that he noticed a “Heinkel-111” at an altitude of 4800 meters. He attacked and knocked out the right engine. German plane turned around, flew back. Pilots began to decline. Talalikhin realized that he ran out of ammo.
the search engines, discovered in 2014, the aircraft Talalikhina, there is a version that the failure was removed, the firing system. The ammunition was expended before the half, and the dashboard shot. Then Talalikhin was wounded in the hand.
He decided to go to RAM: first, the plan was to “chop off” the tail of the German aircraft propeller, but in the end Talalikhin rammed a bomber all the And-16, which was called “hawk”.
the Soviet pilot had planned to parachute into the lake near the village Mansurain (now the area of the airport Domodedovo). He chose the long jump, fearing that the parachute will be shot by the Germans.
the German plane crashed near the village Dobrynia, his crew was killed. He commanded the “Heinkel” forty years of Colonel. The site of the downed aircraft have to fix, otherwise according to the rules of the red Army aviation feat was not recognized. The military helped him to discover the locals. There is even a photograph of Talalikhin was captured in the background of the “Heinkel”.
Intercept recorded that the Germans called Talalikhina “crazy Russian pilot” that destroyed a heavy bomber.
Feat Talalikhina immediately reflected in the Newspapers, spoken about on the radio. The Soviet government needed heroes: stories about such actions raised the morale of soldiers. The next day after RAM Talalikhin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The decree appeared in Newspapers on 9 August. AC wrote to his brother Alexander that the reward for him is a huge honor. However, it seemed to him that he didn’t do anything special and the brother in his place would have done the same.
August 7, in day feat Talalikhina, long-range Soviet aircraft carried out the first bombing of Berlin, what infuriated the Nazi government.
Being on medication, Talalikhin a lot of contact with young people and workers, spoke at anti-fascist rallies. As soon as he was able to get back in line again began to shoot down enemy planes. By the end of October, his account was shot down four German aircraft.
27 October, a group Talalikhina flew to cover troops near the village of Kamenka. Approaching the destination, the pilots noticed “messersmith”. One of them Talalikhin managed to shoot down, but soon three German aircraft were very close to him and opened fire. With partner Alexander Bogdanov managed to shoot down and the second, but almost immediately after that Talalikhin received a severe gunshot wound in the head and couldn’t control the plane.
the Fragments of the plane UDAmoose to find. The body of the pilot was sent to Moscow. He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
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