Yuri Mikhailovich Kozmin ( 1883 - 1916 ) - Russian officer , military pilot. Hero of the First World War .
| Yuri Mikhailovich Kozmin | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | December 21, 1883 ( January 2, 1884 ) | |||||
| Date of death | May 23 ( June 5 ) 1916 | |||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||
| Type of army | aviation | |||||
| Rank | captain | |||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | |||||
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Biography
Born December 21, 1883. Since 1904, after graduating from the Nikolaev Engineering School, he was promoted to second lieutenant and was issued to the 15th combat engineer battalion. In 1907 he was promoted to lieutenant . Since 1911, after graduating from the Aviation Department of the Officer Aeronautical School , he was promoted to headquarters captain and appointed chief officer of the 10th aeronautical company.
Since 1913, Chief Officer of the Brest-Litovsk Serf Aviation Unit . Member of the First World War . Since 1914, the head of the 19th corps aviation unit. Since 1915, the pilot of the 33rd corps aviation detachment. Since November 30, 1915, a military pilot of the Squadron of aircraft. Since December 5, 1915 he was transferred by a military pilot to the 7th aeronautical company. At the beginning of 1916, a military pilot of the 7th Aviation Park.
March 31, 1916 for bravery was awarded the St. George weapons :
| Because, being in the 10th aeronautical company of the 33rd aviation detachment, on the night of August 6, 1915, having received an order from the commandant of the Novogeorgievskaya fortress about the departure, he, as the head of the property of the aviation detachment, had to destroy all spare devices and motors, workshops, cars, etc. that he performed under the explosions of enemy heavy shells, and only after that he, together with an observing officer, flew out of the besieged fortress. The ascent was accomplished under strong fire of the enemy, firing at the rising apparatus; at that time forts exploded and firearms depots burned; Despite this and the extremely difficult flight conditions due to heavy fog, gusty wind and enemy shelling on the way, he reached the location of our troops, saving the officer and apparatus, and delivered information about the besieged fortress |
May 22, 1916 crashed during a training flight, and May 23 died of his wounds.
Sources
- Neshkin M.S., Shabanov V.M. Aviators - Knights of the Order of St. George and the St. George Arms of the First World War of 1914-1918: Biographical Reference. - M. , 2006
- Shabanov V.M. Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George. Nominal lists 1769-1920. Bibliographic reference. - M. , 2004
- St. George cavaliers PMV
- The sky and earth of Brest in the history of aviation. Part 1.
- Kozmin Yuri Mikhailovich on the site RIA officers
- Russian aviators