IN KIROVOGRAD OPENED A MONUMENT TO THE OUTSTANDING AVIATOR SUHOMLIN

July 16, 2016 at malovyskivsky the airport in seconds. Malaya Viska on Kirovogradschini in the first aviation festival on the same street opened a monument to the outstanding pilot, a native of the city Ivan Suhomlin. For the event arrived the city leadership, the cadets of the CLAS NAU, head of the Flight Academy Sergiy Nedilko, MPs, military attaché of the Kingdom of Norway. After the festivities, attendees laid flowers to the memorial.

 

Alexander Galunenko, pilot, Hero of Ukraine shared his memories of Ivan Sukhomlin's during a meeting of young pilots. "It was an outstanding personality. I am proud that you outcnt this man a pedestal," he said Galunenko.

 

Lyudmila Chabanyuk, the niece of the pilot expressed gratitude to the organizers of the perpetuation of his famous relative.

 

The monument was sponsored by local businesses.

 

Reference: SUKHOMLIN IVAN MOISEEVICH – famous pilot. Born on 19 may 1911 in city Malaya Viska in the family working. He graduated from 10 classes malovyskivs'kyi school № 3. worked at the plant on the railroad. In 1928 in the Soviet Army. In 1929 he graduated from the Leningrad military-theoretical pilot school in 1930, Bogolubsky military aviation school of pilots, and in 1931 the Sevastopol military aviation school marine pilots. The participant of World war II. From Sebastopol was flying to bomb the oil fields of Romania, bombarded the enemy tanks in the Crimea. Performed combat missions in the Arctic. Since 1937, the pilot. Mastered 85 types of aircraft. In 1948 he graduated from the higher academic courses at the air force Academy. Had set 15 world records. 26 April 1971 Colonel Sukhomlin I. M. awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Honored test pilot of the USSR, honored master of sports. Lived in the city of Zhukovsky, Moscow region. Military aircraft of Russia and KB fighters are named: -"SU".

 

Hosteam avatarial was also an exhibition of model airplanes of aircraft and pokesav plate, jumping parachutists. The stage filled with local musicians and dancers.