Hero of the Soviet Union, General of Military Aviation Sergei Fedorovich Ushakov is an example of military skill, courage and patriotism. On account of his many reconnaissance and combat flights, victories and wounds. Sergey Ushakov spoke about life at the front and the activities of military aviation in his military memoirs en titled "In the interests of all fronts".
Youth and work life
11.06.1908 Sergei Ushakov, the future hero of the USSR, was born into a family of ordinary workers in the Tver province. His small homeland is the village of Krasnomaisky, located not far from Vyshny Volochek.
In his native village, the guy graduated from a ten-year school and, as was customary, went to work at the Krasny May plant. Sergey Ushakov led a measured life of a simple working person. This went on until 1930, when Sergei Fedorovich was drafted into the ranks of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army.
In 1931 he joined the Communist Party of the USSR.
Serving in the army awakened in a young man a love for aviation. In 1935 Ushakov graduated from flight school.in the city of Voronezh, having established himself as a professional and promising pilot. From that moment on, the biography of Sergei Fedorovich Ushakov was forever associated with aviation.
Soviet-Finnish war
In 1939-1940, Sergei Fedorovich Ushakov participated in the war with the Finns as part of the Red Army. In combat battles, he showed himself brilliantly, performing the duties of a competent navigator. He has 14 successful combat flights.
For his courage and demonstrated skill after these sorties, Sergei Ushakov was promoted ahead of schedule to captain.
After the Soviet-Finnish war, Captain Ushakov completed advanced training courses for air force navigators.
Service in the early years of the Great Patriotic War
From July 1941, pilot Sergei Ushakov took part in the Great Patriotic War.
He was respected and appreciated at the front. Sergei Ushakov showed extraordinary courage and dedication in combat missions. at the head of a squadron of military bombers, he went deep behind enemy lines and destroyed the military strategic objects of the Nazis. Ushakov's squadrons inflicted defeats on the enemy in Tilsit, Kaliningrad, Bucharest, Warsaw and many other cities, destroyed the enemy in the occupied Soviet cities.
Sergey Ushakov was a recognized master of his craft, a virtuoso pilot, an excellent scorer and a high-class navigator. During the Second World War, he received another promotion and the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Sergey Ushakov was so masterful in aircraft navigation that he even reached the targetunder overcast conditions. He showed miracles of aerobatics when detecting and bombarding the Lgov railway junction, occupied by the enemy, when it was almost impossible to detect targets due to absolute cloud cover and barrage fire.
Special Government Assignment
The skill of the pilot Sergei Ushakov and his devotion to the army were highly appreciated by the Soviet government.
In March 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Ushakov was entrusted with the execution of a particularly important task, which was the strictest state secret. Sergei Fedorovich was instructed as the navigator of the crew of Lieutenant Colonel Endel Karpovich Pusep to deliver the delegation of the USSR government to Great Britain and back to Moscow. The route along which the plane was moving was absolutely unknown to Ushakov. Additional difficulties were caused by the fact that the path to Great Britain ran through the places of hostilities and undeveloped polar territories. Nevertheless, the navigator of the squadron of the 746th Aviation Regiment perfectly fulfilled the task assigned to him. The experience of combat flights of Ushakov Sergey by that time was huge. In May 1943, the number of night bombings of the lieutenant colonel exceeded 90.
In the same year, Sergei Fedorovich received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1943 he took the position of assistant chief navigator of the ADD, and served in this rank until the end of the war in May 1945.
Life after the war
After the end of the Second World War, Ushakov did not leave military aviation.
In 1949 he becamea graduate of the Military Academy of the General Staff.
Since 1952, for 4 years, he served as the chief navigator of the Long-Range Aviation of the USSR.
In April 1957, he was promoted to First Deputy Commander of Long-Range Aviation.
In 1962-1963, as part of the Soviet delegation, he took part in negotiations with Fidel Castro on the issues of overcoming the Caribbean crisis.
After the war, the United States with Vietnam participated in the provision of military assistance to the second.
And in 1967, Colonel Ushakov rose to the post of First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the USSR Air Force.
At the age of 63, Colonel-General Sergei Ushakov retired to the military aviation reserve.
War memoirs
After leaving the military aviation, the reserve colonel general lived in the capital and began writing military memoirs. In 1982, a book by Sergei Ushakov en titled "In the interests of all fronts" was published in Moscow. In this work, the legendary pilot spoke about the terrible combat everyday life of aviation soldiers and the activities of bombers. With special warmth and respect, the author recalls his brother-soldiers, tells about the courage and heroism of Soviet bombers. The book is imbued with respect for the heroes and the pain of military losses.
Battle awards
During his military career, Sergei Ushakov was awarded many military awards, including the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, I degree, the Red Star, Alexander Nevsky and others. July 27, 1943 pilot Ushakov receivedhis main award - the title of Hero of the USSR.
The heart of the great navigator stopped beating 1986-13-03
On November 11, 2017, the name of the legendary pilot was given to the native school of Sergei Fedorovich in the village of Krasnomaisky.
