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22.08.2005 22:33:41
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Прочее; 1936-1945 гг.;
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The high command decided to send 3 IAK to 4 Air Army, operating over the Kuban, but before departure, Savitskii was summoned to the Kremlin for a personal meeting with Stalin, who stressed the importance of his new assignment. Savitskii flew on the corps' first mission on 20 April 1943, providing air cover for the the Soviet beachhead at Mount Myskhako. During that day the corps destroyed 47 German aircraft, one of which was shot down by the CO himself. But a week later, Savitskii's Yak-1 was shot down by a Stuka and he was forced to parachute into the Black Sea. He was soon rescued by a motor launch. In September Savitskii showed another sort of courage when he defended some of his pilots who had been unjustly accused by the Air Army commander, Gen Goryunov. I V Fyodorov of 812 IAP was sent to intercept bombers attacking Kiyachenko 's Cavalry Corps , but his flight was bounced from above by the fighter escort. Two Yaks were lost and no victories scored, while the German bombers conducted a punishing raid on Soviet cavalry. An incensed Goryunov had both Fyodorov and the regimental CO brought before a tribunal, which sentenced them to lengthy terms of imprisonment, stripped them of rank and sent them to a penal battalion. When he learned of this, Savitskii championed their cause, taking the case to Air Army headquarters at no small risk to himself. Ultimately, the part of the sentence expelling the accused and consigning them to a penal battalion was lifted, and they were allowed to remain in the corps. By the end of the war the sentence had been reversed and the prison terms cancelled, as both officers had repeatedly distinguished themselves. From then on Savitskii often selected Fyodorov to fly as his own wingman as a demonstration of confidence. Ivan Vasil'evich Fyodorov graduated from flying school in March 1941, but was sent to the Far East. He remained there until late 1942, when he was sent to 812 IAP, which became one of the best regiments in Savitskii's corps. With the Yak-1, Fyodorov flew his first sorties over the Kuban in April 1943, and scored his first victory on 20 April. The engagement fought that day was a fiasco, however, as the inexperienced squadron broke formation while attacking Ju 87s and was bounced by the escorts. Seven Yaks were lost, although they also claimed seven Ju 87s and four Bf 109s destroyed. Six days later Fyodorov shot down a Fwl 89, but was again bounced by the escorts. This time he had to crash-land his Yak. On 10 May Fyodorov was returning from a sortie in one of the regiment's six remaining aircraft with fuel and ammunition low when he was bounced by six Bf 109s. He shot down one of his attackers, but when his own Yak was set on fire, he rammed a second Messerschmitt and then baled out. In three weeks Fyodorov had scored six victories, but had also been shot down twice. His regiment then stood down to re-equip with Yak-9s, and on 26 September Fyodorov shot down three bombers in a single morning mission, but in the afternoon he got into trouble with Gen Goryunov, as previously recounted. In early 1944 Fyodorov received a Yak-9T, with which he scored 15 victories. He also flew the Yak-9K, with an even larger 45 mm engine- mounted cannon.
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