Ivan Konstantinovich Tumanov ( 1907 - December 6, 1942 ) - Soviet pilot, major, participant in the Great Patriotic War .
| Ivan Konstantinovich Tumanov | |||
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| Life period | 1907- died on December 6, 1942 | ||
| Date of Birth | |||
| Place of Birth | Surovtsovo village , Zubtsovsky district , Tver province | ||
| Date of death | |||
| A place of death | the USSR | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | naval aviation | ||
| Rank |  | ||
| Part | Northern Fleet | ||
| Commanded | The 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Force of the Northern Fleet | ||
| Battles / wars | War in Spain ; Soviet-Finnish War ; The Great Patriotic War | ||
| Awards and prizes |
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Content
- 1 Brief biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Short Biography
Ivan Konstantinovich Tumanov was born in 1907 in the village of Surovtsevo, Kalinin region. He graduated from the School of Marine Pilots in 1934. He took part in the war in Spain, the Soviet-Finnish war. During the Great Patriotic War he served in parts of the air forces of the Northern Fleet .
I.K. Tumanov arrived in the Northern Fleet as part of the 72nd mixed air regiment, and commanded a squadron. As a rule, he personally drove his squadron into battle. After wounding the commander of the Hero of the Soviet Union regiment Georgy Petrovich Gubanov in September 1941, he was appointed to his post.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 18, 1942, for the courage, bravery and heroism in the fight against Nazi invaders, the 72nd Red Banner SAP was transformed into the 2nd Guards Red Banner Combined Aviation Regiment. March 20, 1942 the order of the People's Commissar of the Navy on organizational changes in the aviation of the fleet was signed. In the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment, the personnel of the 78th Regiment with all aviation equipment were transferred. Hero of the Soviet Union Major B. F. Safonov became the commander of the 2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Red Banner Regiment. The former Safonov squadron from the 2nd regiment, which was armed with I-16 aircraft, transferred to the 78th regiment, captain I.K. Tumanov was appointed its commander.
After the death of Hero of the Soviet Union twice, B.F.Safonov was the commander of the 2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment . He died on December 6, 1942, performing a combat mission. The name of I.K. Tumanov is immortalized on the memorial plaque of the Northern Fleet Air Force Museum and on the monument to the North Sea aviators who died at sea.
I.K. Tumanov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the highest aviation order of Great Britain - the Cross "For Outstanding Flight Merit" (DFC).
Rewards
- Order of the Red Banner
- The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Cross (Great Britain) - March 19, 1942
Literature
- Boyko V.S. Wings of the Northern Fleet. - Murmansk: Murmansk book publishing house, 1976. - 317 p.
- Golovko A.G. Together with the fleet. - M .: Military Publishing, 1979. - 286 p.
- The newspaper "On the Guard of the Arctic", No. 93 (15326) of April 21, 1988.
Links
- Battle glory of the regiment. Site of the 174th Guards Red Banner Pechenga Fighter Aviation Regiment named after B. F. Safonov
- Golovko A.G. Together with the fleet .
- Museum of the Air Force of the SF