Postcard "fighter Pilot captain PA Pokryshev", 1942

Original postcard (postcard) in good collectible condition. The circulation is 25000 PCs Guarantee of authenticity.

Pokryshiv Pyotr Afanasievich was born 24 August 1914 in the village of Golaya Pristan, now the town of Hola Prystan, Kherson region, in a peasant family. He graduated from high school and the factory school. Since 1934, the red Army. In 1935 he graduated from the Odessa military aviation school pilots. The participant Soviet - the Finnish war 1939 - 1940 period. Made 105 sorties. In aerial combat shot down 2 enemy aircraft. From June 1941 senior Lieutenant PA Pokryshev in the great Patriotic war. In November 1941 he served in the 158 IAP flew the I-16 And Yak-1; June 1943 - 154-m IAP ( 29-th guards IAP ), flying on "Kittyhawk" and Yak-7; may 1945 - in the 159th IAP, flew La-5. By July 1942, the squadron commander of the 154 th fighter aviation regiment ( 8-th Air army, Leningrad front ) captain PA Pokryshev made 211 combat missions and 38 air battles personally shot down 11 and in group 7 enemy aircraft. 10 Feb 1943 for courage and valor shown in combat with the enemy, was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. On 24 August 1943 the commander of the 159 th fighter regiment ( 275 th fighter air division, 13th Air army, Leningrad front ) major PA Pokryshev 22 shot down personally, and in group 7 enemy aircraft ( 282 combat missions and 50 air battles ) was awarded the second medal "gold Star". After the war he continued service in the air force. In 1954 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. He served in the air defense forces. Since 1961, major General aviation PA Pokryshev - retired. Worked as the head of the Leningrad airport. A Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 3rd convocation. He died on 22 Aug 1967. Buried in Naked Pier. Awarded with the orders of Lenin, the red banner ( three times ), Alexander Nevsky, Patriotic war 1-St degree, the red Star ( twice ); medals. Bronze bust installed at home. Its named after a street in Donetsk.