Achkasov, Sergey Vasilievich

He was born in 1919 in the village of Staroklyonovskoye (now Pervomaisky District, Tambov Region ) in a peasant family. Russian Member of the CPSU (b) since 1941. Education is incomplete secondary. He worked at the Stupino railway station, graduated from the flying club in the city of Podolsk, Moscow Region .

In the Red Army since 1940. He graduated from the Kachin Military Aviation Pilot School . On January 4, 1941, Sergeant Achkasov arrived at the 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which guarded the air borders of the capital.

At the front since June 1941. Achkasov actively participated in battles on the distant and near approaches to Moscow. On his account appeared enemy planes shot down in aerial combat. On October 17, 1941, Sergeant Achkasov in an air battle over the territory of the Nekouz district of the Yaroslavl region rammed an enemy bomber with his I-16 . Landed on a damaged plane. For this ram, Achkasov was awarded the Order of Lenin.

On August 13, 1942, Lieutenant Achkasov, together with the squadron commander near the village of Podkletnoye near the city of Voronezh, joined the battle against 9 bombers and 7 enemy fighters. Our fighters boldly attacked the enemy and prevented the "Junkers" from aiming their bombs. In the first attack, Achkasov shot down one Me-109 . A stubborn air battle ensued, lasting 40 minutes. Achkasov got out all the ammunition, and at that time 2 Messerschmitts entered the tail of the commander’s plane. Then the lieutenant with a confident and skillful maneuver forced one of the Nazis to turn away, and the second went to ram. At an altitude of 5000 meters, he fell upon the enemy. The blow was so strong that the Me-109 began to fall apart even in the air. Its debris fell in the vicinity of the village of Novo-Troitskoye.

But Achkasov himself was wounded. His plane became uncontrollable and went on a dive. With great difficulty, the pilot jumped with a parachute. He was picked up by the peasants and unconsciously sent to the hospital. After recovering, he participated in new battles.

By September 1942, Lieutenant Achkasov made 160 sorties, personally shot down 8 in air battles, and 2 enemy planes as part of the group. He was introduced to the heroic rank.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 4, 1943 for exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and courage and heroism shown to Lieutenant Sergei Vasilievich Achkasov, commander of the 176th fighter aviation regiment of the 207th fighter aviation division 2nd Air Army , was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Friends of fellow soldiers warmly congratulated Achkasov on this high rank. But the Hero did not manage to receive the awards of the Motherland. Already a squadron commander, he died on March 14, 1943 during a raid by enemy aircraft at an airfield in the Kursk region.

• Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
• Two Orders of Lenin

• The Hero was buried in a mass grave in the village of Halino, Kursk region .
• By order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR S.V. Achkasov was forever enlisted in the lists of the military unit, in the room of military glory of which a bust of the Hero was installed.

• Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.

Achkasov, Sergey Vasilievich (Russian) . Site " Heroes of the country ". (Retrieved October 11, 2011)