The dead for the Homeland in flight, we continue our flight eternally …

Amazingly quickly yesterday's boys matured in the war. Only 22 years were to the fighter pilot Arseny Ivanovich Morozov, the Hero of the Soviet Union who received this highest and most honorary title for the feat made in our corner of the world. The grave of the hero can bow in the square of Puganov. His name is born the beautiful square in the center and one of streets of our city. On January 23, 2012 to A.I. Morozov 90 years would be executed.

Tormasov Street connects to Kutuzov Street, and two parallel streets in turn depart from it: Puganova and Morozov. Whether accident that the streets called in honor of war heroes of 1812 adjoin the streets which received the name in honor of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War personifying courage and courage of the Soviet soldiers protecting the State of Kobrin district at the initial and finishing war stages? The continuity of traditions in protection of the Fatherland against external conquerors is obvious.

The Soviet pilot battles in air fight in full view of all front. Thousands of people see his courage. In case of failures enemies gloat over, the are upset. The shot-down fascist plane delights. But anyway the pilot cannot be helped from the earth. It there, in clouds, in private with the enemy.

So was and on July 24, 1944 in Belarus, around Vysoko-Litovska. On the way of our coming troops the strengthened German strip met. Hitlerites showed persistent resistance. Pair of fighters - Arseny Morozov and his conducted Nikolay Ivanov - were sent to the back of the enemy, to the west of Brest, having a task to carry out air reconnaissance.

Coming back to the airfield, Morozov reported on a handheld transceiver on performance of a task and reported that he sees a large number of troops and equipment on a crossing. It was the crossing through the rivulet somewhere near Brest. The pilot asked permission to attack and, having received it, rushed with conducted on fascists, watering them with well-aimed fire. At our couple of planes Hitlerites opened fire with all types of weapon. At the final stage of fight Arseny was fatally wounded, shook the plane of the intelligence agent, and it, having lost control, promptly rushed to the earth. Breaking tops of trees, the fighter fell in wood depth, to territories, still the busy enemy.

Here is how this fight and A.I. Morozov's participation in it is remembered by N. I. Ivanov: "Sometimes I went with it to investigation, and in one of such departures he also died. From 41st year flew, did not bring any hole, and here its antiaircraft guns caught … The station that was called whether Cheremkh, whether Kreshchelye, it beyond the Western Bug. We otshturmovatsya on the German platforms with equipment, with soldiers, and Arsen transferred: "Kolka, we are developed to the right!" And on a turn I saw a smoke behind its plane. The shell punched a water radiator. I more do not look at anything, I approach it... height of meters two hundred only. "Arsen! Arsen!" - and it in a cabin was bent, and the plane as if in a turn, so with a list and goes. I to it: "Take to the left! To the left is the handle!" He heard, I look - the list was lowered. And on - in any way... "Arsen! Undertake the handle!" But, to see, not to overcome to it. I to it: "The trimmer take! " He could make nothing. And the plane is lower and lower... July, the blossoming fields, already started gleaming, the Western Bug began to shine ahead. And on east coast nearby our airfield was. I only also thought of that, as if to us to jump this small river - and there already and the. And Arsen's plane is lower and lower. And some roughness, hillock. It as was gasped - all! - also collapsed...".

The local forester seeing all events found the spoiled YAK-9 plane, took a body of the pilot from under its fragments and buried in the wood. In several days when the area was completely freed, the forester came to the closest staff of Red Army, told about air fight and reported to the commander documents of the dead who found in the pilot's pockets. And then brought the Soviet soldiers to the place where buried the daredevil.

After Arseny Ivanovich Morozov with honors buried at Liberty Square in the city of Kobrin. The square adjoining it bears his name now. In 1958 remains of the pilot found eternal rest in the square of Puganov.

Arseny Morozov in the village of Slobodka near Tver was born, nowadays it is Kalininsky district. Mother, Anna Vasilyevna, remembered: "Arsya grew at silent. Teachers did not complain of it. As the senior from children, helped me about the house, went with adults to a mowing. To cars since the childhood it was torn, and then here became an airman".

The young man ended in the neighboring village of Ilyinsk a semiletka, and in the regional center - school of factory study of G.V. Plekhanov. Working as the mechanic at Kalinin spinning mill, as well as many peers, was engaged in aero club. Already then accurately realized that its profession will be connected with equipment and army.

In 1940 Morozov was admitted to Bataysk military aviation school of pilots near Krasnodar, finished study in the 1941st. And when war began, to it was only nineteen, but it engaged already rather skilled pilot.

At the front A. I. Morozov - since October, 1941. As a part of the 149th destructive aviation regiment, courageous and initiative in fight grew from the ordinary pilot to the deputy commander of a squadron. Participated in fights on Southern, Western and the 1st Belarusian fronts. Especially caused a stir at liberation of Babruysk, Slutsk, Baranovichi.

The major reserve officer Evgeny Aleksandrovich Zharkov so remembered the fellow soldier: "Arseny Morozov was the favourite of a regiment and division, shower person, the skillful, fearless commander and the pilot. To be its conducted, to fly to fight in its group - it was wished by each pilot". And further: "Our planes differed from others. On a fuselage the award of the Red Banner was drawn; on cabins at many pilots red asterisks flaunted, each of which meant the shot-down opponent's plane, and, at last, the nose of the plane was painted in red color to a cabin. (It were identification signs of our 8th destructive case Decorated with the Order of the Red Banner)".

The separate cases mentioned in staff documents cause amazement and admiration. A.I. Morozov participated in Smolensk and Roslavlsky operation and especially caused a stir in fights for Yelnya. Here three episodes recorded in the magazine of military operations in three weeks which look as a legend.

On August 9, 1943 Morozov with the eight of "yaks" took off for the area of station of Pavlinovo for cover of our land parts. Having met armada of the enemy as a part of 47 bombers and 12 fighters of cover, Morozov engaged, without having been afraid of sevenfold (!) superiority of the enemy. The system of the opponent managed to be broken, the German pilots were forced to drop bombs on the troops. At the same time Arseny skillfully directed fight and itself brought down the enemy fighter.

On August 30 in the same area the four of fighters of Morozov offered battle to 37 German bombers and 12 fighters. Amazingly, but also in this case the Soviet pilots got a victory: the enemy turned back. Arseny Ivanovich brought down a bomber and the fighter.

In two days Morozov led 10 fighters against 26 bombers and 12 fighters of fascists. In the first attack it brought down the commander of an advance party of bombers, and then our pilots destroyed 8 more enemy cars.

The senior lieutenant Arseny Morozov made 271 fighting departures during war, in 33 air fights shot down personally 13 enemy planes and in group - 9 more. In assault blows it destroyed 4 planes in airfields, 3 railway cars with ammunition and 18 cars with freights.

On February 23, 1945 A.I. Morozov received the highest state award - a rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union, posthumously. In addition, the pilot is awarded by the Order of Lenin and two awards of the Red Banner.

Memory of the hero is live and today. In Tver on the building of technical training college in which Arseny Morozov studied the memorial board is established. Long time his name was born by one of collective farms of Kalininsky district. A.I. Morozov was forever enlisted by the order of the Minister of Defence of the USSR of June 7, 1967 in lists of military unit - the 149th destructive Pomeranian aviation regiment Decorated with the Order of the Red Banner. It always in a system, always a worthy example for future generations of defenders of the Fatherland.

Arseny's letters from the front to mother in which there are such words remained: "Mother... flew and will fly!" As in the song: "The dead for the Homeland in flight, we continue our flight eternally".

River of S. In 2011 residents of Tver were guests of our city and visited the Kobrin military and historical museum of A.V. Suvorov. They presented to the museum the brochure "Residents of Tver — heroes lie in the Belarusian earth" (the author - V. M. Vorobyov), and also photocopies of a prize leaf of Arseny Morozov, his letters of mother on special forms of postcards, the copy of article I.A. Dolgova "Functioned forever" from the book "Gold Stars of Kalininets". Guests expressed gratitude for preservation of memory of the fellow countryman, at the same time fairly reproached kobrinchan that the hero's middle name is incorrectly specified a gravestone of a grave of Morozov in Puganov's square. Today, fortunately, this annoying error is corrected thanks to intervention of the chief specialist on protection of historical and cultural values of department of culture of Kobrin district executive committee Ilya Zhuk.

Lynx, E. The dead for the Homeland in flight, we continue our flight / Elena the Lynx//Kobrynsk_ vesn_k eternally. – 2012. – 28 studzenya. – Page 9. About A.I. Morozov's feat.



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