Photo of the captain of the Armed Forces N.S. Panichkin, Hero of the Soviet Union

The original photo is in good collector's condition. The size is 73*110 mm. Traces of glue on the back. Guarantee of authenticity.

Nikolai Stepanovich Panichkin (December 22, 1914, Lebedevka, Simbirsk province — February 9, 1999, Borispol, Kiev region) was a colonel in the Soviet Army, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1946). Nikolai Panichkin was born on December 22, 1914 in the village of Lebedevka (now the Sursky district of the Ulyanovsk region). His brother is Mikhail Stepanovich Panichkin, Hero of the Soviet Union. After graduating from the agricultural college, he worked as a mechanic. In parallel with his work, he worked at the aero club. In 1936, Panichkin was drafted to serve in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. In 1940, he graduated from the Chelyabinsk Military Aviation School of Observer Pilots. Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War — on its fronts. He was seriously wounded in the fighting. In 1942, he graduated from the Higher School of Flight Training. By May 1945, Guard Captain Nikolai Panichkin was the deputy navigator of the 329th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Division of the 2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Corps of the 18th Air Army. By that time, he had flown 248 combat missions to bomb important enemy targets in his deep rear, inflicting heavy losses on him. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 15, 1946, Captain Nikolai Panichkin was awarded the high title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal number 6360 for "exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the struggle against the German invaders and his bravery and heroism." After the end of the war, Panichkin continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1954, he graduated from the Higher Tactical Flight Courses. In 1959, with the rank of colonel, Panichkin was discharged into the reserve. He lived and worked in Boryspil, Kiev region of Ukraine. He died on February 9, 1999.