Pavel Babaïlov

Pavel Konstantinovitch Babaïlov was a pilot of hunting and Soviet As of the Second world war, holder of the Ordre of Héros of the Soviet Union.

Career

Born the February 25th 1919 with Neustroevo , area of Sverdlovsk, it joined the Red Army in 1939 and fought like Fantassin during the Guerre of Winter, against the Finland. In 1941 it took course of piloting in a Aéroclub and the following year, in 1942, it obtained its pilot's license to the military college of the Air of Roustavi .

In July 1942, it was sent to the face, this time as fighter pilot, and quickly became chief of Escadrille to the 163.IAP (= regiment of hunting), within the framework of the 2nd face (= Groupe of armies) of Ukraine. During aerial combats it obtained not less than 2 victories by Taran, i.e. by boarding of an enemy apparatus in full sky. The October 14th 1944, after having cut down a German plane, it was touched in its turn and was killed.

Prize list and decorations

Table of hunting

Credited with 33 approved victories , of which 29 individual and 4 in co-operation , obtained during 417 missions and 75 aerial combats .

Decorations

Hero of the Soviet Union the February 23rd 1945, on a purely posthumous basis ;
Order of Lénine;
3 times decorated with the Order of the Red Flag;
Order of Alexandre Nevski;
Order of the Patriotic War of 1e class .

Bibliography and sources

Divided into volumes Polak and C. Shores: Stalin' S Falcons - Gubb Street, London

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