Мемориал Победа 79 // List of the stations // RP79TWG

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RP79TWG
Engels

Saratovskaya oblast

QSL via RK4CL

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Photos and historical info.
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Tikhonov Vasily Gavrilovich, was born in the village of the copper mine Ulen now Shirinsky district of Khakassia in the family of a worker on June 15, 1909. In December 1931, he was sent to study at the Military Theoretical School of the Red Army Air Force... Краснознаменный комсомол в г. Leningrad. In June 1932 he was transferred to the 14th military school of pilots in Moscow... Engels for practical flight course. In July 1938, Senior Lieutenant Tikhonov was appointed pom. squadron commander in the 22nd Air Regiment, Part of the 2nd Separate Red Banner Army. From February 1939 he temporarily commanded a squadron of this regiment... In 1940, the regiment was reformed into a long-range bomber and became part of the 31st Mixed Air Division... С 21 июня 1941 г. The division began to move west...In August 1941, Captain Tikhonov, commander of the squadron as part of the 22nd IAP of the 81st long-range bomber aviation division of the DBA, made 3 successful combat missions to Berlin.., by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 16, 1941. was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal (No. 515).