Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему: A.I. Pokryshkin. The Master of the Sky

of March. He is a Soviet pilot, the second in performance (after Ivan Kozhedub), a fighter pilot. The first three times Hero of the Soviet Union. He became Marshal of Aviation in 1972.

father was a worker from the Vyatka province. The family lived in a poor state, not in the most prosperous part of the city, but this fact did not stop Alexander. From the very childhood he devoted a lot of his time to studying.

observing the flights of the first aircraft.

Aviation Technicians, in 1934 - the Leningrad Military Theoretical Air School. In 1939 he graduated with distinction from the 1st Kachin Military Aviation School of Pilots named after A.F. Myasnikov. Perm Military School of Aviation Technicians - Пермская военная школа авиационных техников Leningrad Military Theoretical Air School - Ленинградская военно-теоретическая авиашкола

of the Odessa Military District. In 1941, Senior Lieutenant Pokryshkin was appointed the deputy commander of the squadron. One of the first in the regiment mastered a MiG-3 fighter. Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Odessa Military District - истребительный авиационный полк Одесского военного округа deputy commander of the squadron – заместитель командира эскадрильи

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the day when the celebration of the icon "The Blessed Sky" is taking place. According to the legend, this icon was brought to Moscow from Lithuania by the wife of Grand Duke Vasily I Sofia Vytovtovna as a parental blessing. There is something significant in this coincidence. The sky was really blessed for Pokryshkin.

He did not leave the fighting from June 22, 1941 to August 1942. Later he said:

in 1941-1943. He was in Moldova in June 1941, close to the border, and his aerodrome was bombed on June 22, the first day of the war. His first battle in the air ended in a catastrophe: he hit a Soviet plane - a light bomber Su-2 of the 211th bomber regiment. His pilot survived, but the navigator Semyonov was killed. Light bomber – легкий бомбардировщик bomber regiment – бомбардировочный полк

victory, shooting down during the scouting Messerschmitt fighter Bf-109. On July 3, having won several more victories, he was hit by a German antiaircraft gun behind the front line and he made his way to his unit for four days . scouting – разведка antiaircraft gun – зенитное орудие

the Hero of the Soviet Union. By this time, he had accounted for 25 downed German aircraft.

Fighting in the sky of Ukraine, he writes to his account another 18 Junkers, including two high-altitude scouts.

German Ju.52 transporters flying over the Black Sea communications. For 4 flights over the Black Sea, he sends to the bottom 5 transport Junkers. suspension tanks - подвесные баки

German Ju.52 transporters flying over the Black Sea communications. For 4 flights over the Black Sea, he sends to the bottom 5 transport Junkers. suspension tanks - подвесные баки

Colonel Pokryshkin was awarded the Third Gold Star Medal in 1944 for "exemplary fulfillment of command missions and heroic deeds at the front of the struggle against the German invaders." He became the first three times Hero of the Soviet Union

held May 9, 1945 over Prague). In total, he made more than 650 combat flights, in 156 aerial battles he personally shot down 59 (according to unofficial information 75) and in the group 6 enemy aircrafts.