Alexander I. Pokryshkin is definitely a resounding and almost heroic name for the entire Soviet Air Force in the future.
In early 1941, when the German army had just invaded the Soviet Union, there were very few Soviet pilots who could survive the bloody skies with their backward fighter planes and their superb air combat skills. They had fought life-and-death battles with the Royal Air Force's Spitfires.
The fighting German pilots were simply monsters to the fledgling Soviet pilots who had just participated in actual combat. A large number of Soviet pilots who lacked actual combat experience and did not have a thorough understanding of the performance of German fighter jets died in the blue sky.
But this is an exception for Pokryshkin, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn.
Pokryshkin, who studied in an aviation school when he was young, was called a "weird idea" by his classmates and alumni. Pokryshkin, who is not rigidly rigid, often puts his experience several times that of his peers into
In terms of flight training and learning, as long as he takes to the sky, Pokryshkin can perform all kinds of fancy stunts in an endless stream, which is also the fundamental source of his nickname.
Training harder than his peers and his outstanding talent in flying laid the foundation for Pokryshkin's future survival.
Like almost all his comrades in the Soviet aviation force around him, Pokryshkin was deeply surprised and unbelievable when he first heard the news of Germany's massive invasion of the Soviet Union.
It was very difficult for Pokryshkin to understand why a friendly country that had been exchanging machines and technology from its own motherland for food and production raw materials the day before would immediately launch a large-scale invasion without warning. Before that,
During the Polish Incident, the superiors' propaganda of friendship between the Soviet Union and Germany reached its peak. The photo of the generals of the Soviet and German armies shaking hands in Poland and laughing like brothers is still fresh in Pokryshkin's mind.
Although it was difficult to understand the sudden war, Pokryshkin still flew his fighter plane into the sky and plunged into a life-and-death battle with the German Air Force.
Relying on his superb skills and unique understanding of air combat, Pokryshkin, who was not good at low-altitude combat MiG-3 fighter jets, still shot down several BF109s that had an advantage in quality. In the front-line situation
In a very complicated and pessimistic situation, Pokryshkin's heroic achievements were praised by his colleagues and recognized by his superiors.
But as the saying goes, no one can walk by the river without wet shoes. A pilot who dares to soar into the sky to shoot down an opponent's fighter plane must first be prepared and aware of being shot down by the opponent.
In one of the most dangerous battles, in order to cover the reconnaissance of his comrades, Pokryshkin bravely flew his plane down to annihilate the enemy. Pokryshkin, who attracted almost all the attention, encountered intensive German ground artillery fire.
The barrage of small-caliber rapid-fire anti-aircraft cannons grazed Pokryshkin's plane, and Pokryshkin, who was emitting thick black smoke from the engine, finally managed to make an emergency landing in a forest and escaped death.
Tired, tired, hungry, hurt...
Almost all imaginable negative descriptions are fiercely attacking Pokryshkin, but this determined Soviet aviation ace still stands firm with his tenacious will, using his full strength after crossing the dangerous frontline battlefield on the ground.
After four days of walking, we returned to our airport.
This catastrophic escape was just the beginning for Pokryshkin, and more exaggerated things were to follow.
In another aerial reconnaissance mission not long after this, Pokryshkin, who flew alone and took great risks to conduct reconnaissance, unexpectedly encountered a German Air Force BF109 fighter air patrol of a four-plane formation on his way back.
The four German BF109s that finally caught their prey immediately opened their mouths and swarmed towards Pokryshkin. However, Pokryshkin, who knew that the enemy and we were outnumbered, were all dead, he simply decided to give it a try.
Laterally, he yanked the joystick in his hand and rushed straight towards the oncoming German fighter plane.
In this small-scale air battle with one against four and the quality was not dominant, Pokryshkin fully demonstrated the concept of pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth with his superb air combat skills.
The frenzied siege of four German BF109 fighter planes still failed to stop Pokryshkin's cross-cutting attack. Before he was shot down, Pokryshkin forcibly pulled a German Air Force BF109 to support him. With this aircraft
The German fighter planes, which completely lost control and were smoking black all the way, fell to the ground together.
Compared to the German BF109 that fell to the ground and exploded on the spot, Pokryshkin, who had his flight wing control cables interrupted, once again survived the disaster with his superb skills and glided all the way to the ground.
Under the influence of inertia, Pokryshkin's plane rushed forward for more than a hundred meters.
Although the heavily damaged landline was once again completely destroyed, fortunately, Pokryshkin, who survived the disaster, was only slightly injured this time and once again relied on his own ability to walk back to the army.
With this series of previous air combat experiences, Pokryshkin is now a very skilled red aerial warhawk. The US-aided P39 "Flying Snake" fighter jet with red stars painted on its fuselage is now
It has not yet been delivered to Pokryshkin. Today, Pokryshkin is still driving a domestically produced MiG-3 fighter jet to meet the enemy.
The continuous snowstorm for many days not only immobilized the German Air Force as the intruder, but the Soviet Air Force, which was defending the country, was also affected by the heavy snow that did not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and was helpless at the airport.
As the snowstorm that lasted for many days finally stopped, the Soviet aviation, which was aware of the arrival of fighter planes at the same time as its opponent the German Air Force, was also aware of the approaching war. Once the heavy snow stopped, it would inevitably mean that the sky cleared, and it had been suppressed for many days.
The Luftwaffe had no reason to miss this great opportunity to attack again, and what the Soviet aviation had to do was very simple.
No matter what purpose the Luftwaffe wanted to achieve, the Soviet aviation only needed to stop these Fascist invaders in the opposite direction.
Pokryshkin, who took off from the rear airport in an emergency, flew into the battlefield airspace with the first 23 comrades around him. The sky in front of him was just as mentioned in the mission briefing before the attack. It was expected that there would be a large number of
German attack planes danced wildly.
Realizing that time was running out, Pokryshkin did not hesitate at all. He immediately pushed the joystick in his hand and steered the war eagle towards the German fleet flying up and down in the sky. At this moment, Marashen was massacred.
The Stukas of the Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment had not yet noticed the arrival of death.