Photo of twice Hero of the USSR, Air Force Captain P.M. Kamozin

The original photo is in excellent collector's condition. The size is 60*80 mm. There are traces of pasting into the album on the back. Guarantee of authenticity.

Pavel Mikhailovich Kamozin (July 3 [16], 1917 — November 24, 1983) was a Soviet fighter pilot, squadron commander, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, captain.

He was born on July 16, 1917 in the town of Bezhitsa (now a district of the city of Bryansk) in a working—class family. In 1931, he graduated from the 6th grade of school and entered the school of factory apprenticeship (FSU). After graduating from college, he worked as a locksmith at the Krasny Profintern plant (now the Bryansk Machine—Building Plant). In 1934, he began studying at the Bezhitsky Aero Club. In the Red Army since 1937. In 1938 he graduated from the Borisoglebsk Military Aviation School of Pilots,

Flight commander, Second Lieutenant P. M. Kamozin made his first combat mission in the Great Patriotic War on June 23, 1941 on an I-16 fighter. In this battle, he was wounded in the foot. After the hospital, he worked at the headquarters of the 44th Fighter Division. On August 5, 1941, he was admitted to flights by the medical board and served in the 275th Bomber Aviation Regiment until December 27, 1941.

From December 27, 1941 to October 1942, he was a pilot, then an instructor pilot of the 253rd Reserve Aviation Regiment. During this time, he not only mastered the technique of piloting the LaGG-3 aircraft, but also taught and trained 40 pilots. After repeated requests, he was sent to the front. From October to December 1942, he was a flight commander in the 246th Fighter Aviation Regiment. In the very first air battle in the Tuapse direction over the village of Shahumyan, he personally shot down 3 German Bf-109 F fighters. Also during October, a Do—217 bomber armed with four cannons and six machine guns was shot down.

On December 18, 1942, he became Deputy squadron commander of the 269th Fighter Aviation Regiment. By the end of March 1943, Second Lieutenant Kamozin had flown 82 combat missions to escort bombers, cover troops, scout and attack aircraft. In 23 aerial battles, he personally shot down 12 enemy planes.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 1, 1943, Pavel Mikhailovich Kamozin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his courage and bravery shown in battles with the Nazi invaders.

After retraining on the Aerocobra aircraft, he is assigned to the 66th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 329th Fighter Division and soon becomes squadron commander. On December 29, 1944, he was appointed squadron commander of the 101st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 329th Fighter Division. In the battles for Sevastopol, the pilots of the Kamozin squadron shot down 64 enemy aircraft, 19 of which were shot down personally by the squadron commander.

On July 1, 1944, Kamozin was awarded the second title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On January 20, 1945, while performing a combat mission, an engine failure caused an accident: the plane crashed, Kamozin was severely injured and was in the hospital for a long time.

In total, during the Great Patriotic War, Pavel Mikhailovich Kamozin completed 186 sorties, conducted 90 air battles and personally shot down 35 enemy aircraft (Me-109 —17, Yu-87 — 10, FV-190 — 2, Me-110 — 1, Do-217 — 1, FV-189 — 1, Yu-88 — 1, Yu-52 — 1, He-111 — 1), shot down 13 more aircraft as part of the group. According to M. Y. Bykov's research, P. M. Kamozin has 34 personal and 4 group victories on his combat account. After the war, he worked in civil aviation from 1946. He lived in the city of Bryansk. He died on November 24, 1983, and was buried in Bryansk.