Tunoshensky, Ivan Nikolaevich

Born November 29, 1887. In 1905, after graduating from the Voronezh Cadet Corps and in 1908, the Nikolaev Engineering School, he was promoted to second lieutenant and was released to the Vladivostok fortress aeronautical company, appointed treasurer, quartermaster and head of the company’s weapons workshop. Since 1909, he temporarily acted as head of the observation station No. 1.

In 1910, after graduating from the Officer Class of the Training Aeronautical Park , he was transferred to the Siberian Aeronautical Battalion, promoted to assignment and assigned to the 3rd aeronautical company of the Brest-Lithuanian Aeronautical Battalion.

Member of the First World War . December 24, 1914 promoted to headquarters captain . Since 1915, a military pilot and chief of the 11th corps aviation detachment. Since April 14, 1916, the head of the 3rd Aviation Division.

On January 24, 1917, he was awarded the St. George's Arms for courage:

For the fact that, during reconnaissance on March 12 and 24, 1915, under strong artillery fire of the enemy in the area of ​​Nov. Sandets-Gribov, found out about the withdrawal of the enemy forces in front of the front of our two corps and about the approach of new enemy forces to the front from the river. Danube to Gorlitsa; based on this information, our reserves were concentrated in a timely manner to the threatened section of the position

On August 10, 1917, he was promoted to captain, and already on August 11 of the same year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . On September 23, 1917, the head of the Aviation School of the Imperial All-Russian Aero Club was appointed.

Member of the Civil War in Russia . Since 1918 he served in aviation units of the Don Army . On January 15, 1919, he was promoted to colonel with the appointment of the head of the training unit of the aviation school of the FYUR and a member of the commission on the organization of aviation. Since 1920, assistant commander of the Crimean Army aviation. From June 16 to June 22, 1920, he temporarily served as head of the Aviation Administration of the Crimean Army. In November 1920, was evacuated from the Crimea on the ship "Stzeged". He emigrated to Yugoslavia .

During the Second World War he served in the Russian Security Corps . After the war he emigrated to the United States . He took an active part in the work of the Society of Former Russian Pilots in America . December 17, 1976 died in San Francisco .

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