Dear friends and #33 we continue our project #Persons Kharkivshchina, where we talk about great peoples and those whose fate is closely related to our region. Today our hero is Ivan Nikiovich Kozhdakov, legendary fighter pilot, air marshal, three times Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born in the Soymi region, but the Kharkiv region played a major role in his life. Here, at the Churgov Military Aviation School, he received a ticket to heaven and remained an instructor as one of the best cadets - he made more than 2,000 landings on training machines. In August 1943, he participated in the Belgorod-Kharkov operation that ended the Battle of Kursk and led to the liberation of Kharkiv. In these battles, Kozhdakov shot down at least two enemy planes. In total, during the Great Patriotic War, he made 330 sorties, conducted 120 air battles and personally shot down 64 enemy aircraft - the best result among the pilots of the entire anti-Hitler coalition. 😉 Continue in the attached photos. Partner channels of the project: Media Malkcz, First Kharkiv, Kharkiv People, First Kharkiv. Kharkiv VGA. TG news | VK.

Dear friends and #33 we continue our project #Persons Kharkivshchina, where we talk about great peoples and those whose fate is closely related to our region. Today our hero is Ivan Nikiovich Kozhdakov, legendary fighter pilot, air marshal, three times Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born in the Soymi region, but the Kharkiv region played a major role in his life. Here, at the Churgov Military Aviation School, he received a ticket to heaven and remained an instructor as one of the best cadets - he made more than 2,000 landings on training machines. In August 1943, he participated in the Belgorod-Kharkov operation that ended the Battle of Kursk and led to the liberation of Kharkiv. In these battles, Kozhdakov shot down at least two enemy planes. In total, during the Great Patriotic War, he made 330 sorties, conducted 120 air battles and personally shot down 64 enemy aircraft - the best result among the pilots of the entire anti-Hitler coalition. 😉 Continue in the attached photos. Partner channels of the project: Media Malkcz, First Kharkiv, Kharkiv People, First Kharkiv. Kharkiv VGA. TG news | VK.