Peter Pokudashev Biography

KOKOSHEV Pyotr Afanasevich-commander of the air squadron of the Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Force of the 8th Army, I am the Air Army, the Leningrad Front, Captain; The commander of the fighter aviation regiment I am the fighter aviation division, I am the Air Army, the Leningrad Front, Major. Born on August 11 on August 11 in the village of Naked Zaburyevsky volost of the Dnieper district of the Tauride province now the city is the center of the Golopostan city united territorial community of the Skadovsky district of the Kherson region of Ukraine.

In the year he graduated from the 5th grades of the school in his native village. In years, he worked in the shipbuilding artel in a naked pier. Since the year, he lived in the city of Kharkov Ukraine, where he graduated from the school of factory apprenticeship in the year. In years, he worked as a locksmith at the Kharkov Plant "Sickle and Hammer". In the year he graduated from the Kharkov flying club.

In the army since March. In January, he graduated from the Odessa Military Aviation School of pilots. In January-July-a pilot of the 1st Corps Aviation Radio, in July-April-a pilot and senior pilot of a separate fighter aviation squadron in the Leningrad Military District; The city of Krasnogvardeysk, now the city of Gatchina, Leningrad region. He flew on a fighter and other aircraft.

In April - May - the commander of the link and the navigator of the fighter aviation regiment in the Leningrad Military District; The city of Novgorod, from May-the pilot of the 7th fighter aviation regiment in the Leningrad Military District; The city of Pushkin, now in St. Petersburg. A participant in the Soviet-Finnish war flew on fighters: in November-January-a pilot of the 7th fighter aviation regiment.

He fought as part of the Air Force of the 7th Army. He participated in battles in the west of the Karelian Isthmus. He made 50 sorties on the fighter and, as part of the group, shot down 8 enemy aircraft. Having reached his territory, he made a forced landing on the forest. In January, he broke the collarbone and did not fly more on combat missions.

After the end of hostilities, he continued to serve in the Air Force with a pilot of the 7th fighter aviation regiment in the Leningrad Military District; The village of Kirstovo, Kingisepp district of the Leningrad region. From January - commander of the air squadron of the fighter aviation regiment in the Leningrad Military District; The city of Pskov. A participant in the Great Patriotic War flew on fighters and Yak: in June-October-the commander of the air squadron of the Fighter Aviation Regiment, in November-June-the commander of the air squadron and assistant commander of the GO since November-Go of the Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment for the airborne and airborne service.

He fought in June north - August and Leningrad August - June fronts. He participated in the defense and breakthrough of the blockade of Leningrad. In June - September - the commander of the fighter aviation regiment. He fought on the Leningrad Front of June-September on the day of the Decree on the award and on the birthday of Peter Afanasevich-on August 24, he performed a freight flight with the senior lieutenant F.

Kudryavtsev at the Uti educational fighter unexpectedly at an altitude of meters. During a forced landing, the plane was closed. The injuries received in this case were so serious that P. Kokushev did not fly more on combat missions. In August, he graduated from improving courses at the Monino Air Force Academy. Since August-Deputy commander of the 7th Guards Fighter Aviation Division in the Central Group of Troops; the city of Vespre, Hungary, in December - February - deputy commander of the Guards Fighter Aviation Division in the central group of troops; The city of Tapolz, since June - the city of Sekheshfeervar, Hungary.

Fly on fighters of the Yak-9, Yak-9U and Yak since February-Deputy Commander of the Fighter Aviation Division in the Northern Group of Troops; Klyevo airfield, the city of Stargard-Shchetsinsky, Poland, in May-August-deputy commander of the fighter aviation division in the Northern Group of Troops; The city of Malborn, since May - the city of Bzheg, Poland.

He flew on fighters of the Yak-9U and LA in August-September-commander of the fighter aviation division of the air defense of the village of Gorelovo, Leningrad Region. He flew on the Yak-9 fighters and a moment in the year graduated from the Higher Military Academy of the Military Academy of the General Staff. In August - October - deputy commander of the fighter aviation of the Minsk Air Defense Corps, the city of Minsk, Belarus, in April - October - commander of the fighter aviation of the Belomorsky Corps of the Air Defense City of Arkhangelsk.

A mile of the 1st class of military pilot flew on jet fighters and a moment. From December to October, he was in a foreign exchange rate in China as a senior military councilor of the Air Defense District-October-October District, Senior Military Advisor to the Military District of the Military District, Mart and Military Specialist at the Air Force of the Military District of the Martial Oktyabr, Major General of Aviation P.

Pokloshev-in retirement. From the year he worked as a replaceable assistant to the head of the Leningrad airport. He lived in the city of Leningrad now St. Petersburg. The bronze bust of P.KOVASHEVA was installed in the city of Naked Pier of the Kherson region. A memorial plaque was installed on the facade of the Palace of Culture of the Kharkov Electromechanical Plant.

The name of P. Notes: 1 was awarded for the implementation of combat sorties and participation in 38 air battles, in which he personally shot down 11 and as part of group 7 of the enemy aircraft on July 10; 2 was awarded for the implementation of combat sorties and participation in 50 air battles, in which he personally shot down 22 and as part of the group 7 of the enemy aircraft for July; 3 According to research by M.

Bykov, documentary evidence is available for 18 personal and 9 group victories; 4 In a number of sources, it is mistaken that P. Kokudashev died tragically, drowning at sea. However, this is not true. Military titles:.