Gulaev pilot biography

The memorial plaque in Moscow, Gulaev Nikolay Dmitrievich-deputy commander-navigator of the air squadron of the Fighter Aviation Regiment, I am the Fighter Aviation Division, the 5th Fighter Aviation Corps, the 2nd Air Army, the Voronezh Front, the senior lieutenant; The commander of the air squadron of the Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, I am a fighter aviation division, the 7th fighter aviation corps, the 5th Air Army, the 2nd Ukrainian Front, the Captain Guard.

In the year he graduated from the 7th grade of the school in his native village, in the year-the school of factory apprenticeship in Rostov-on-Don. In the years, he worked as a locksmith-instrumental at the Rostov factory of enameled dishes. In the year he graduated from the Rostov flying club. In the army since December. In December, he graduated from the Stalingrad Military Aviation School.

Served in the Air Force by a pilot of the fighter aviation regiment in the Western Special Military District; The city of Mogilev. A participant in the Great Patriotic War flew on a fighter: in June, the Western Front Fighter Aviation Regiment, did not make combat flights. In July - September, the city of Kuznetsk Penza Region was retraining in a m -reserve fighter aviation regiment.

In November - July - the commander of the GO Directorate of the fighter aviation regiment of the Air Defense. He participated in the air cover of important strategic objects of the Gorky and Voronezh-Borisoglebsky air defense regions.

In July - October - the commander of the GO Fighter Aviation Regiment. He fought on the Voronezh Front July - October participated in defensive battles in the Voronezh direction. In January, he graduated from improving the assault shirts of the air squadron at the 3rd reserve aviation brigade of the city of Saratov. In January - March - deputy commander of the air squadron and commander of the air squadron, the navigator of the GO since October - GO Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.

He fought in the Voronezh May-July, steppe October, 2nd Ukrainian October-July and the 1st Ukrainian July-January fronts. During the war, he made combat sorties on fighters of the Yak-7B, MiG-3, Yak-1 and P “Aerocobra”, in 69 air battles, 55 one of them personally shot down with a taran and as part of the group 5 aircraft. In May, he graduated from the Air Force Academy Monino.

In August-October, the commander of the fighter regiment of the highest officers of the flight tactical courses of the Air Force Taganrog of the Rostov Region. The 1st class military pilot flew on the fighter of the LA of La-the senior pilot-inspector for the combat training of the air defense inspectorate of the border line, in June-December-the senior pilot for piloting the main guidance for the organization of air defense in the countries of the people's democracy.

In January-February-senior pilot-inspector of the combat training department of fighter air defense of the country. In May, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. Since November-1st deputy commander, and in September-November-the commander of the separate army of the air defense city of Arkhangelsk. In November - July - Deputy Commander -in -Chief of the Air Defense Forces of the country for combat training, in July - November - Assistant Commander of the Moscow Air Defense District for Arms.

Since November, Colonel General of Aviation N. Gulaev is in stock. He lived in Moscow. He died on September 27. He was buried in Moscow at the Kuntsevsky cemetery. The bronze bust of N. Gulaev was awarded 2 Orders of Lenin in the city of Aksai, Rostov Region. In the cities of Moscow, Arkhangelsk and Yaroslavl on the houses in which he lived, memorial boards were installed.

Notes: 1 was awarded for the implementation of 95 sorties, in which he personally shot down 13 and as part of the group 5 of the enemy aircraft on July 11; 2 was awarded for the implementation of combat sorties and participation in 42 air battles, in which he personally shot down 32 and as part of group 5 of the enemy aircraft on February 2. Military titles:.