The last battle of Magen Moscow". On October 27, 1941, Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talykhin died in an air battle near Moscow. A month earlier, he became famous as one of the first night airmen of the Great Patriotic War: he destroyed a German bomber and managed to escape with a parachute. Talalikhin undertook his last battle as the leader of a group of warriors, defending the approaches to the capital.

The last battle of Magen Moscow". On October 27, 1941, Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talykhin died in an air battle near Moscow. A month earlier, he became famous as one of the first night airmen of the Great Patriotic War: he destroyed a German bomber and managed to escape with a parachute. Talalikhin undertook his last battle as the leader of a group of warriors, defending the approaches to the capital.