Air Force Captain Ivan Timofejevi & # 269; Mar & # 269; enko
He was born on 25.11. 1917 in the settlements & # 283; Timofejevka.
He joined the Navy in 1938 and underwent pilot training, which he completed in 1941. He was then assigned to the Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet and after the Netherlands. The German attack took part in the defense of Sevastopol. In December 1941, he was deposed and wounded.
In the summer & # 283; In 1942 he fought over the Caucasus, but was re-elected. In the year 1944, 1944 served at 30. RAP - & # 268; F where he became commander of the 3rd Squadron. By June 1944, he had completed 417 combat years. and won six sixths.
On 5.11. 1944 obr & # 382; el vyznamenání Hrdina Sov & # 283; tského svazu.
At the end of the war, he served with the regiment in Austria and gained his interest. one victory.
After the war, he joined the Air Force and became a test pilot. He died on June 21, 1948 in a plane crash.
Sources:
Polak, T. - Shores, C .: Stalin's Falcons, Part 2, Prague, 2003
Mellinger, G .: Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of WW2, Oxford, 2006
He was born on 25.11. 1917 in the settlements & # 283; Timofejevka.
He joined the Navy in 1938 and underwent pilot training, which he completed in 1941. He was then assigned to the Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet and after the Netherlands. The German attack took part in the defense of Sevastopol. In December 1941, he was deposed and wounded.
In the summer & # 283; In 1942 he fought over the Caucasus, but was re-elected. In the year 1944, 1944 served at 30. RAP - & # 268; F where he became commander of the 3rd Squadron. By June 1944, he had completed 417 combat years. and won six sixths.
On 5.11. 1944 obr & # 382; el vyznamenání Hrdina Sov & # 283; tského svazu.
At the end of the war, he served with the regiment in Austria and gained his interest. one victory.
After the war, he joined the Air Force and became a test pilot. He died on June 21, 1948 in a plane crash.
Sources:
Polak, T. - Shores, C .: Stalin's Falcons, Part 2, Prague, 2003
Mellinger, G .: Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of WW2, Oxford, 2006