Login

 

Forgot password?
Vote History of votings
Subscription

Modify subscription

submarines shipbuilding Black Sea Fleet exercise Pacific Fleet Russian Navy Northern Fleet strategy cooperation Ukraine visits Russia piracy missiles trials Sevastopol history Sevmash presence contracts drills Baltic Fleet industry incident anti-piracy shipyards training Gulf of Aden frigate Somalia India developments reforms opinion Borei policy procurements Russia - India aircraft carrier Crimea arms exports USA St. Petersburg tests France financing Bulava Yury Dolgoruky US Navy Serdiukov cruise Mediterranean Zvezdochka NATO innovations United Shipbuilding Corporation Indian Navy Medvedev Arctic agreements commission Admiralteyskie Verfi Admiral Gorshkov Vladivostok Mistral accident hijacking corvettes overhaul Russia - France Admiral Kuznetsov anniversary Rosoboronexport Vysotsky event ceremony Yantar Severomorsk defense order negotiations conflict aircraft China deployment naval aviation Putin investigations Black Sea Varyag coast guard Vikramaditya Novorossiysk landing craft Far East crime marines Severnaya Verf meeting scandals memorials Syria traditions Japan escort South Korea statistics Neustrashimy Yasen tenders Admiral Chabanenko convoys Marshal Shaposhnikov Ukrainian Navy Chirkov problems Severodvinsk reinforcement tension tragedy technology firings provocation frontier service Baltic Sea Almaz upgrade hostages search and rescue Caspian Flotilla Moskva court Dmitry Donskoy rumors Turkey keel laying helicopters Kilo class death Admiral Panteleyev Atalanta Kaliningrad World War II shipwreck Petr Veliky Rubin Admiral Vinogradov Norway launching delivery patrols
Search
Strategy strategy Combat Capability [42%], Role and Missions, Structure of the Navy, in-service ships, surface ships, submarines, chronology.
Our friends russian navy weapons world sailing ships
 
Tell a friend Print version

Home / News / Russian Navy News

BSF Naval Aviation Paid Honors to Capt Nikolai Khrustalev

BSF Naval Aviation Paid Honors to Capt Nikolai Khrustalev 15.11.2011
Text: Black Sea Fleet Information Support Group
Photo: Black Sea Fleet Information Support Group
Memorial events in honor of WW2 veteran Capt Nikolai Krustalev took place in Malo-Sdovoye, Sevastopol region; 70 years ago Khrustalev died after the first "fire ram" in Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval aviation's history.

On Nov 5, 1941 twenty airplanes of 11-th air wing took off Baidary airfield to attack German troops concentrated at the Belbek River's valley. One of two groups was led by Capt Nikolai Khrustalev. As a result of non-equal air battle, his plane was shot down. The pilot had a chance to eject, but the area was occupied and his landing would mean captivity. He took a hard nosedive and directed his aircraft at crowds of enemy vehicles.

Representatives of BSF command, veterans, BSF aviators and Khrustalev's relatives took part in the memorial activities.

An orthodox litia was served for the fallen hero.

Participants laid wreath at the hero's grave.

Back to the list




Back to news list