Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Borovykh Andrey Yegorovich
Born October 30, 1921 in Kursk, in a working class family. Graduated high school in 1936. In the Red Army since 1940, in the same year he graduated from the Chuguev Military Aviation Pilot School.
Since December 1941, Sergeant A.E.Borovykh on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War... He rose from an ordinary pilot to deputy regiment commander.
He began his combat activities as part of the OG Air Defense of the city of Kharkov, on an airplane. From December 1941 to September 1942 he served with the 728th IAP. Then, until May 1945, in the 157th IAP.
By June 1943, the flight commander of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment (273rd Fighter Aviation Division, 6th Fighter Aviation Corps, 16th Air Army, Central Front), Junior Lieutenant A.E.Borovykh, operating on the Kalinin and Central Fronts , made 341 successful combat missions. In 55 air battles, showing great courage and courage, he personally shot down 12 enemy aircraft and 14 in the group. On August 28, 1943 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
By December 1944, the squadron commander of the same regiment (234th Fighter Aviation Division, 1st Belorussian Front), Captain A.E.Borovykh made 123 more sorties and shot down 19 enemy aircraft. On February 23, 1945, he was awarded the second Gold Star medal.
After the end of the war, he was commanded by an aviation regiment, division, and corps. In 1951 he graduated from the Air Force Academy, in 1957 - Military academy General Staff... In 1958-1969 he commanded aviation units. From 1969 to 1977 - Commander of the country's air defense aviation. Colonel General of Aviation (1968). Since 1977 - Military Consultant of the Institute military history USSR Ministry of Defense. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 2nd convocation. Honored Military Pilot of the USSR (1966). The author of books - "New technology, weapons and people", "Reliable shield of the Motherland."
He was awarded the orders: Lenin (twice), the Red Banner (five), Alexander Nevsky, the 1st degree of the Patriotic War, the Red Star (three times), “For service to the Motherland in Armed Forces USSR "3rd degree; medals, a foreign order. A bronze bust was installed at home.
Andrei Borovykh was born in Kursk on October 30, 1921 under the sign of Scorpio, who kept his fate, as well as the fate of the relative majority of the aces who were born under this constellation. He graduated from 7 classes, worked as a driver, after which a strong and intelligent young man was accepted into Chuguevskoe military school pilots, renamed in March 1941 into the Chuguev Military Aviation School, from which he graduated in the same year.
Despite the objections of the cadet, he was left at the school by the instructor, and the instructors always left the best of the best. Note that the issue of 1941 gave the country 54 Heroes of the Soviet Union, 4 twice and 1 three times Heroes, that over the next 3.5 years they would shoot down about 1000 enemy vehicles in the air, that is, in terms of its composition, this issue had no equal in history. Soviet Air Force.
The future ace won his first victory in the very first battle. Success rarely came to the pilot immediately, and, although Borovykh was an instructor at the school for six months, his victory can only be explained by the exceptional persistence and dashing attacks of the young pilot. True, the Hurricane, on which he flew then, was modernized in terms of armament: with the light hand of BF Safonov, whose experience was widely known, 4 wing-mounted Browning machine guns with a caliber of 7.7 mm were replaced with 4 ShVAK cannons with a caliber of 20 mm.
8 combat missions made by the Borovs on the Kalinin Front, as part of the 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment, brought 3 victories, he was appointed flight commander and awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Soon, the pilot conducted a successful air battle in the Zubtsov area, where, in front of the front commander, Colonel-General I. Konev, he shot down first a Ju-88 bomber, and then a Me-109 fighter, receiving gratitude for the excellent conduct of the battle. His name becomes known in the units of the front, along with experience comes composure, and confidence in his strength is even more strengthened.
The Borovs spent most of the combat sorties on airplanes, flying specifications which were inferior to the German ("Hurricane" MK.II,). Tactical literacy and military cunning helped to compensate for the advantage of enemy vehicles, which our ace never forgot about: “A pilot must not only master the plane perfectly, but also possess military cunning. Knowledge, multiplied by military cunning, is the success of the battle, the key to victory over the strongest and most insidious enemy. " He was considered an ace, admired for his courage. When engaging in battle with an outnumbered enemy, he knew exactly when to open fire.
In mid-1942, the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, General A. Novikov, assigned the famous soviet pilot I. E. Fedorova formation at the 3rd Air Army Kalinin Front separate shelf ases - in opposition to the Germans. They already had a special air group of 28 experienced pilots who flew the Messers with playing cards painted on the fuselages.
And in one of the battles in August 1942, Fedorov, paired with Andrey Borovykh on a Yak-7, patrolling along the front line, encountered a large group of Me-109G. A fierce fleeting battle ensued. Literally in 5 minutes Borovykh shot down the Messer with the Queen of Spades on board, and Fedorov killed the ace of hearts (as it turned out later, the commander of the enemy air group).
In heavy air battles on the Central Front, on Kursk Bulgealready flying on the Yak-7B, he shot down 8 German aircraft. War zone limited to a minimum ground forces left a kind of imprint on the nature of air battles there. The knocked-out planes easily left the front line, and the pilots who had thrown themselves out with a parachute, if they did not get captured, then soon reached their units.
In one of the battles, Andrei Borovykh could not avoid the enemy line. He left the fighter with a parachute, and his wingman Mikhail Redkin prevented the Nazis from shooting the pilot in the air. He whirled in the air until Andrei sank to the ground. The very next day, barely returning to the regiment, Borovykh again flew on a combat mission. In these battles, Borovykh literally defended his home, because parents, brothers and sisters remained in the recently liberated Kursk. He later learns that his father, Yegor Grigorievich, died in a German air raid on Kursk.
Here is what Andrei Yegorovich Borovykh himself writes about those days:
“The air battles over Kursk, of which I happened to be, began long before the historic Battle of Kursk. Already in April-May 1943, their tension reached extraordinary strength. I remember that the pilots of our 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment on other days had to make 5-6 sorties. But everyone withstood this load with honor, and many fought bravely and boldly.
In the battles for Kursk, I was a squadron commander and I must note that all the unit pilots fought bravely, staunchly and selflessly. Of course, I was pleased that each subordinate gave himself entirely to the creativity of combat, but it was doubly pleasant that we fought for the liberation of my hometown.
Yes, I was born in Kursk. My childhood passed here. Here I fell in love once and for all with aviation. On the Komsomol voucher, I entered the flying club, successfully finished it. In the Kursk sky for the first time I climbed on a training sports plane, not suspecting that relatively soon I would have to defend Kursk on a combat Yak-7B. The Osoaviakhim aeroclub gave a ticket to the military aviation school, where teachers and instructors formed in us the qualities necessary for battle, for victory.
And here is the fiery sky of Kursk in the summer of 1943, continuous flights. Often they sat down only to fill up with fuel and ammunition. During the air battles near Kursk, I managed to destroy 8 enemy aircraft. But in one of the battles I was shot down myself, slightly wounded and saved only thanks to a parachute. "
By June 1943, the flight commander of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment, Junior Lieutenant A.E.Borovykh, had 12 personally shot down enemy aircraft and 14 in the group. At the end of August, he became squadron commander, Hero of the Soviet Union.
After the Battle of Kursk, his regiment fought in the skies over Glukhov, Novgorod-Seversky, Nizhin, Chernigov, cities of Belarus and Poland.
In the fall of 1944, the regiment was re-armed with a fighter that surpassed most of its contemporary German types. On this machine, Borovykh participated in the Belarusian operation, in the liberation of Poland, in battles in the Berlin direction. This fighter has not received a single hole.
In the battles for the liberation of Poland, he shot down 10 enemy aircraft and was awarded the Polish Order.
By December 1944, Captain A. Ye. Borovykh shot down 19 more enemy aircraft and on February 23, 1945, was awarded the second Gold Star medal.
In total, during the war years, Andrei Yegorovich Borovykh made about 600 sorties, conducted about 150 air battles, personally shot down 32 and as part of a group of 14 enemy aircraft. His military path went through Rzhev and Toropets, Orel and Kursk, Gomel and Brest, Lvov and Warsaw, ending near Berlin. He flew to intercept enemy aircraft, accompanied bombers to the rear of the enemy, and conducted aerial reconnaissance.
After the war, with the 23rd reception, among 20 twice Heroes of the so-called "golden horde", Captain A. Ye. Borovykh was enrolled in the Air Force Academy. After graduation, he commanded a regiment, a division. He mastered many types of combat jet aircraft. In 1957 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. In 1958 - 1977 he was on command positions in the Moscow Air Defense District, the Far Eastern Military District, and the Kiev Military District. Since 1968, Colonel General of Aviation AE Borovykh was appointed commander of the country's air defense aviation. Since 1977 he worked at the Institute of Military History.
In the exposition hall of the Kursk Regional Museum of Local Lore, dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, there is a bust of Andrei Borovykh, his tunic decorated with the Hero's Golden Stars and medal strips, a photograph, and in the museum's funds - a helmet, a deputy card in his name, a Diploma of an Honorary Citizen Kursk, a leaflet of the Main Political Directorate of the Red Army, numerous photographs of the war years, his personal belongings.
Borovykh Andrey Egorovich
He won his first victory in the first battle. Success rarely came to the pilot immediately, and, although Borovykh was an instructor at the school for six months, his victory can only be explained by the exceptional persistence and dashing attacks of the young pilot. True, the Hurricane, which he flew then, was modernized in terms of weapons; and with the light hand of B. Safonov, whose experience was widely known, four 7.7 mm Browning wing machine guns were replaced by four 20-mm ShVAK cannons.
8 sorties made by the Borovs on the Kalinin Front brought 3 victories, he was appointed flight commander, awarded the order Of the Red Banner. Soon, the pilot conducted an air battle in the Zubtsov area, where, in front of the front commander, Colonel-General I. Konev, he shot down the Ju-88 and Me-109, receiving gratitude for the excellent conduct of the battle. His name becomes known in the units of the front, along with experience comes composure, confidence is even more strengthened.
A. Borovykh was born in Kursk on October 30, 1921 under the sign of Scorpio, who kept his fate, as well as the fate of the relative majority of the ases who were born under this constellation. He graduated from 7 classes, worked as a driver, after which a strong and intelligent young man was admitted to the Chuguev Military Pilot School, renamed in March 1941 into the Chuguev Military Aviation School, from which he graduated in the same year. Despite the objections of the student, he was left at the school as an instructor, and the best of the best were retained by the instructors. Note that the issue of the 41st year gave 54 Heroes of the Soviet Union, 4 twice and one three times Heroes, that over the next three and a half years they would shoot down about 1000 enemy vehicles in the air, that is, in terms of its composition, this issue did not have equal in the history of the Soviet Air Force.
The Borovykhs spent most of their sorties on airplanes whose flight performance was significantly inferior to the German ones (Hurricane Mk11 *, Yak-7B). Tactical literacy and military cunning helped to compensate for the advantage of enemy vehicles, which our ace never forgot about: “A pilot must not only master the plane perfectly, but also possess military cunning. Knowledge, multiplied by military cunning, is the success of the battle, the key to victory over the strongest and most insidious enemy. "
In heavy air battles on the Central Front, on the Kursk Bulge, already on the Yak-7B, he shot down 8 German aircraft. In one of the battles, he jumped out of a burning car with a parachute, but the next day, barely returning to the regiment, he again flew on a combat mission. In these battles, he literally defended his home, because his parents, brothers and sisters remained in the recently liberated Kursk. Later he learns that his father, Yegor Grigorievich, died in a German air raid on Kursk.
At the end of August 1943 Borovykh became squadron commander, Hero of the Soviet Union.
In the spring of 1944, the regiment was re-equipped with a Yak-3, a fighter that surpassed most of its contemporary German types. On this machine Borovykh participated in the Belarusian operation, in the liberation of Poland, in the battles in the Berlin direction. This fighter has not received a single hole.
During the Second World War, the pilot conducted about 500 sorties, 130 air battles, personally shot down 32 enemy aircraft in a group of 14. He fought in the 157th IAP (273 Iads, 6 Iac, 16 VA).
After the war, with the 23rd reception, among 20 twice Heroes of the so-called "golden horde", the captain Borovykh was enrolled in the BBA. After graduating from the academy (1951) he commanded a regiment, division. He mastered many types of combat jet aircraft. Honored Military Pilot of the USSR. In 1957 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. In 1958-1977. in command positions in the Moscow Air Defense District, the Far Eastern Military District, and the Kiev Military District. Since 1968 Aviation Colonel General Borovykh was appointed commander of the country's air defense aviation. Since 1977 he worked at the Institute of Military History. He wrote two books: "New technology, weapons and people" (Moscow, 1972), "Reliable shield of the Motherland" (Moscow, 1985).
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (24.8.43; 23.2.45). He was awarded 2 Orders of Lenin, 5 Orders of the Red Banner, Orders of Alexander Nevsky, Patriotic War 1st class, 3 Orders of the Red Star, Order "For Service to the Motherland in the USSR Armed Forces" 3rd class, medals.
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Borovykh, Andrey Egorovich
(30.10.1921-07.11.1989) - fighter pilot, Honored Military Pilot of the USSR (1966), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1943, 1945), Colonel General of Aviation (1968). Member of the Great Patriotic War since December 1941. He was the commander of 157 IAP. He made 470 sorties, personally shot down 32 aircraft and 14 in the group. He ended the war in Berlin. After the war, he served in command positions in the country's air defense forces. In 1969-1977. was the commander of air defense aviation. Since 1977 he worked at the Institute of Military History of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 2nd convocation. Author of the books "New technology, weapons and people", "Reliable shield of the Motherland." A bronze bust was installed at home in the city of Kursk.
Borovykh, Andrey Egorovich
(30.9.1921-7.11.1989). Fighter pilot. Born October 30, 1921 in Kursk in a working class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU since 1943. In 1936 he graduated from high school. AT Soviet army since 1940. Graduated from the Chuguev Military Aviation Pilot School in 1940. On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since December 1941. His military path ran through Orel and Kursk, Gomel and Brest, Lvov and Warsaw and ended near Berlin. He flew to intercept enemy aircraft, accompanied our bombers behind enemy lines, conducted aerial reconnaissance. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the commander of the link of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment (273rd Fighter Aviation Division, 6th Fighter Aviation Corps, 16th Air Army, Central Front), Junior Lieutenant Borovykh Andrei Yegorovich was awarded on 24 August 1943 for 341 successful combat sorties and participation in 55 air battles, in which he personally shot down 12 enemy aircraft and 14 as part of a group. The second medal "Gold Star" was awarded to the squadron commander of the same regiment (234th Fighter Aviation Division, the same corps and army, 1st Belorussian Front), Captain Borovykh, on February 23, 1945 for shooting down 19 more enemy aircraft in the next 49 air battles. In total, during the war years, Borovykh made about 470 successful combat missions, personally shot down 31 and 14 aircraft in a group. After the end of the war, he commanded an aviation regiment and aviation formations. In 1951 he graduated from the Air Force Academy. In 1957 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. In 1958-1977 he held command positions in the Moscow Military District of Air Defense, Far East Military District, KVO, commander of the country's air defense aviation, colonel-general of aviation (1968). Since 1977 - at the Institute of Military History of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. He was awarded 2 Orders of Lenin, 5 Orders of the Red Banner, ord. Alexander Nevsky, Patriotic War 1 tbsp., 3 orders. Red Star, ord. "For service to the Motherland in the USSR Armed Forces" 3 tbsp., Medals. A bronze bust was installed in the hero's homeland. Author of scientific articles "New technology, weapons and people" M. 1972, "Reliable shield of the motherland" 1985, etc. On November 7, 1989, Andrei Yegorovich died.
Borovykh Andrey Yegorovich - fighter pilot of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 6th Fighter Aviation Corps of the 16th Air Army.
Was born on October 30, 1921 in the city of Kursk in a working class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1943. In 1936 he graduated from high school.
In the Red Army since 1940. Graduated from the Chuguev Military Aviation Pilot School in 1940.
On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since December 1941. His combat path ran through Orel and Kursk, Gomel and Brest, Lvov and Warsaw and ended near Berlin. He flew to intercept enemy aircraft, accompanied our bombers behind enemy lines, and conducted aerial reconnaissance.
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the commander of the link of the 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment (273rd Fighter Aviation Division, 6th Fighter Aviation Corps, 16th Air Army, Central Front), Junior Lieutenant Borovykh Andrei Yegorovich was awarded by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 24 1943 for 341 successful sorties and participation in 55 air battles, in which he personally shot down 12 enemy aircraft and 14 as part of a group.
The second medal "Gold Star" squadron commander of the same regiment (234th Fighter Aviation Division, the same corps and army, 1st Belorussian Front), Captain Borovykh Andrey Yegorovich was awarded by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated February 23, 1945 for shot down in subsequent 49 more air battles 19 enemy aircraft.
During the war years A.E. Borovykh made about 470 successful sorties, personally shot down 31 and in a group of 14 enemy aircraft.
After the end of the war, the brave fighter pilot commanded an air regiment and air formations. In 1951 he graduated from the Air Force Academy. In 1957 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff. In 1958-77 - in command positions in the Moscow Military District of Air Defense, Far Eastern Defense, KVO, commander of the country's air defense aviation, colonel-general of aviation. Since 1977 - at the Institute of Military History of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. He lived in the hero city of Moscow. He died tragically on November 7, 1989.
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Youth matures in battles
Dgeneral Borovykh remembers well the first war winter of late 1941 - early 1942. It was on the Kalinin front. Our troops waged a successful offensive against the fascist armies of the Center group. The liberated Kalinin, Klin, Selizharovo were already far behind. Stubborn battles began in the area of \u200b\u200bRzhev, Toropets, Kholm.Borovykh arrived at the Kalinin Front in the midst of these offensive operations... Here his front-line life began. From here, through Oryol and Kursk, Gomel and Brest, Lvov and Warsaw, his combat path runs, which ended in Berlin. He started it as a private pilot, and finished as a squadron commander, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
The first air battle brought him his first victory. In the area of \u200b\u200bKholm, he swiftly attacked the fascist Junkers and brought it down. And soon, guarding the Toropets railway station from the air, he killed the second and then the third enemy bomber. This success inspired the young pilot.
Having received information that the Nazis were preparing to carry out a major raid on the Zubtsov area, where our tank units were concentrated, the regiment command instructed a group of aircraft commanded by Borovykh to cover the area.
Baranov's, Tomilchenko's, Krupin's, Kaznacheev's, Shevtsov's planes were flying alongside the Borovs fighter. Here is the given area. Somewhere down there, in the forest thicket, our tankers took refuge. A huge forest area is clearly visible from above. Around the forest there are several burned villages.
The watch was about to end when a warning voice from the ground sounded on the air:
Attention! A large group of fascist bombers appeared. Prepare to repel an attack.
Enemy planes were heading straight towards the area where our tank units were located. Borovykh attacked the leader. The fascist, apparently not expecting such a daring attack, tried to turn aside, but it was too late. The shells lashed across the planes and hit the fuselage. The Junker flashed in the air and immediately fell to pieces. At this time, Mikhail Baranov set fire to the second fascist bomber. Not accepting the battle, the rest of the planes turned back.
Stop the pursuit, - Borovykh broadcast on the radio.
No sooner had the Soviet pilots reorganized and took their place above the area where our tanks were located, than 12 Messerschmitts fell on them because of the clouds. And the Soviet fighters entered the battle again. A few minutes later, Andrei Borovykh managed to defeat one of the fascists. But the forces were too unequal. One of our "hawks" was set on fire, and the pilot, trying to shoot down the flames, went down sharply. Soon the second Soviet fighter left the battle, and the third was knocked out. It became more and more difficult to fight the three remaining crews. The plane, which was operated by Andrey Borovykh, had a cannon failure, the machine guns ran out of cartridges, and gasoline was running out. We must leave, but 11 Messerschmitts are tightly blocking the path.
Borovykh decided to outwit the fascists. Having exhausted them with complex twists and turns, he unexpectedly slid under one of the "messengers" and went towards the location of the enemy troops. Mikhail Baranov and Anatoly Tomilchenko repeated the Borovs' maneuver. The Nazis, expecting that our pilots would make their way to the east, towards the location soviet troops, lost sight of the Soviet "hawks". Breaking away from their pursuers, our planes returned to their airfield.
Subsequently, Andrei Borovykh recalled this difficult battle more than once. He tried again and again to figure out what the mistake was. Was it possible to avoid losses? There was only one answer to these questions - you need to act more prudently and prudently.
And for the death of our "hawks" we will still get even, ”Andrei Borovykh said then to his comrades in arms.
And such an opportunity soon presented itself. It was already in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Bely. On that day, Borovykh flew as the leader, two more of our fighters were walking nearby. At this time, five fascist bombers appeared on the horizon, accompanied by four Messerschmitts. The enemy did not yet know that new cannons were installed on Soviet fighters instead of the removed small-caliber machine guns. Confident in their inaccessibility, the Hitlerite pilots continued on their way, not paying attention to our planes.
Andrey Borovykh knocked down arrogance from them. When the distance between the planes was reduced to 800 meters, he fired a salvo of rockets at the close formation of the Junkers. One of the enemy bombers immediately crashed to the ground, the second was badly damaged and began to rapidly lose altitude.
Turning around, Borovykh hurried to the aid of his comrades, who entered into battle with other enemy bombers. But at that moment four Messerschmitts pounced on him. One of Hitler's pilots came in from above and prepared to open fire on a Soviet fighter. Borovykh suddenly sharply reduced the gas and switched to sliding. The plane slowed down significantly, and the machine-gun track passed by. When the deceived fascist rushed forward, Andrei Borovykh hit him with cannons.
Get it, bastard! - he threw in pursuit of the downed plane.
Diving into the clouds, Borovykh broke away from the rest of the Messerschmitts and joined his group. On the last drops of gasoline I got to my airfield. There he learned that the front commander, I.S.Konev, who was observing the air battle, had expressed gratitude to him.
Andrei Borovykh spent the entire war at the front. He made about 600 sorties, personally shot down 32 fascist planes in air battles and 14 in group battles. More than once I looked death in the eye ...
End of summer 1944. Belorussian front. It has been drizzling for several days now. A gray haze of fog spreads across the ground. And around the endless shroud of gray clouds.
And when it’s just over, ”Borovykh says, looking around the horizon. - I'm tired of waiting.
Yes, you can't fly in such weather, - agrees the navigator of the regiment.
And suddenly an order: urgently send a group of pilots to search for our cavalry unit, which was surrounded in the Brest region. The cavalrymen flew deep into the rear of the enemy. On the way back, they lost their communications. It is necessary to establish the exact coordinates of the cavalry unit and help it break out of the encirclement.
And now the four fighters headed west. They are led by Andrei Borovykh. The pilots crossed the front line, and then, emerging from the clouds, on low level flight began to inspect the area. They swept at great speed over the ravines and arable land, carefully examining each grove.
Andrey Borovykh has long lost track of time. The eyes turned red from the prolonged exertion, the tunic did not have time to dry out with sweat. I should have rest, but there is no time. Many times the four fighters flew away and returned to their airfield. And only by the end of the second day, the cavalry unit was discovered.
The cavalrymen who emerged from the encirclement invited their rescuers-pilots to their place. Andrei Borovykh has never seen so many joyful, agitated faces. He didn’t have time to answer greetings. They shook his hands, hugged him tightly.
Thank you, brothers, thank you, family! - rushed from all sides.
Once, patrolling over the Vistula, Andrei Borovykh and Mikhail Baranov met in the air with 20 Focke-Wulfs. To deceive the enemy, our pilots turned back and created the appearance that they were evading the battle. But, going into the clouds, they abruptly changed course and almost instantly appeared over the fascist planes. Appearing in turn from behind the clouds, the "hawks" rained down an avalanche of fire on the "Focke-Wulfs" and again went up into the clouds. The Nazis could not understand how many fighters were attacking them. Already five cars are burning down below, and the attacks continue. So courage and military cunning won out.
Every time Borovykh shot down an enemy plane in an air battle, he certainly made a "hill" over his airfield when he returned. Everyone in the regiment knew this well. This time he had to do three "slides".
The last months of the Patriotic War, Andrei Borovykh spent almost continuous combat flights in Warsaw and then in Berlin. He flew to intercept enemy aircraft, accompanied our bombers to the rear of the enemy, conducted aerial reconnaissance. He had to participate in many air battles. But during all this time, his plane did not receive a single hole.
When, in February 1945, Andrei Borovykh was awarded the second gold medal of the Hero, he was only 24 years old. Now General Borovykh can proudly recall the war years. AT great victory he made his contribution as a faithful son of the Soviet Fatherland and a brave warrior.
A. Sinitsyn.Andrei Borovykh was born in Kursk on October 30, 1921 under the sign of Scorpio, who kept his fate, as well as the fate of the relative majority of the aces who were born under this constellation. He graduated from 7 classes, worked as a driver, after which a strong and intelligent young man was admitted to the Chuguev Military Pilot School, renamed in March 1941 into the Chuguev Military Aviation School, from which he graduated in the same year.
Despite the objections of the cadet, he was left at the school by the instructor, and the instructors always left the best of the best. Note that the issue of 1941 gave the country 54 Heroes of the Soviet Union, 4 twice and 1 three times Heroes, that over the next 3.5 years they would shoot down about 1000 enemy vehicles in the air, that is, in terms of its composition, this issue had no equal in history. Soviet Air Force.
The future ace won his first victory in the very first battle. Success rarely came to the pilot immediately, and, although Borovykh was an instructor at the school for six months, his victory can only be explained by the exceptional persistence and dashing attacks of the young pilot. True, the Hurricane, on which he flew then, was modernized in terms of armament: with the light hand of BF Safonov, whose experience was widely known, 4 wing-mounted Browning machine guns with a caliber of 7.7 mm were replaced with 4 ShVAK cannons with a caliber of 20 mm.
8 combat missions made by the Borovs on the Kalinin Front, as part of the 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment, brought 3 victories, he was appointed flight commander, awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Soon, the pilot conducted a successful air battle in the Zubtsov area, where, in front of the front commander, Colonel General I. Konev, first shot down a Ju-88 bomber and then a Me-109 fighter, receiving gratitude for the excellent conduct of the battle. His name becomes known in the units of the front, along with experience comes composure, and confidence in his own strength is even more strengthened.
The Borovs spent most of the sorties on airplanes whose flight performance was inferior to the German ones (Hurricane Mk.II, Yak-7B). Tactical literacy and military cunning helped to compensate for the advantage of enemy vehicles, which our ace never forgot about: “A pilot must not only perfectly master the plane, but also possess military cunning. Knowledge, multiplied by military cunning, is the success of the battle, the key to victory over the most powerful and insidious enemy. " He was considered an ace, admired for his courage. Engaging in battle with an outnumbered enemy, he knew exactly when to open fire.
In mid-1942, the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, General A. Novikov, assigned the famous Soviet pilot I. E. Fedorov to form a separate aces regiment at the 3rd Air Army of the Kalinin Front, in opposition to the Germans. They already had a special air group of 28 experienced pilots who flew the Messers with playing cards painted on the fuselages.
And in one of the battles in August 1942, Fedorov, paired with Andrey Borovykh on a Yak-7, patrolling along the front line, encountered a large group of Me-109G. A fierce fleeting battle ensued. Literally in 5 minutes Borovykh shot down the Messer with the Queen of Spades on board, and Fedorov killed the ace of hearts (as it turned out later, the commander of the enemy air group).
In heavy air battles on the Central Front, on the Kursk Bulge, flying already on the Yak-7B, he shot down 8 German aircraft. The area of \u200b\u200bcombat operations of the ground forces, limited to a minimum, left a peculiar imprint on the nature of air battles there. The knocked-out planes easily left the front line, and the pilots who had thrown themselves out with a parachute, if they did not get captured, then soon reached their units.
In one of the battles, Andrei Borovykh could not avoid the enemy line. He left the fighter with a parachute, and his wingman Mikhail Redkin prevented the Nazis from shooting the pilot in the air. He whirled in the air until Andrei sank to the ground. The very next day, barely returning to the regiment, Borovykh again flew on a combat mission. In these battles, Borovykh literally defended his home, because parents, brothers and sisters remained in the recently liberated Kursk. He later learns that his father, Yegor Grigorievich, died in a German air raid on Kursk.
Here is what Andrei Yegorovich Borovykh himself writes about those days:
“The air battles over Kursk, of which I happened to be, began long before the historic Battle of Kursk. Already in April - May 1943, their tension reached extraordinary strength. I remember that on some days the pilots of our 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment had to make 5-6 sorties. But everyone withstood this load with honor, and many fought bravely and daringly.
Fighter pilot Andrey Borovykh is fighting on a Yak-9 aircraft.
In the battles for Kursk, I was a squadron commander and I must note that all the unit pilots fought bravely, staunchly and selflessly. Of course, I was pleased that each subordinate gave himself entirely to the creativity of combat, but it was doubly pleasant that we fought for the liberation of my hometown.
Yes, I was born in Kursk. My childhood passed here. Here I fell in love once and for all with aviation. On the Komsomol voucher, I entered the flying club, successfully finished it. In the Kursk sky for the first time I climbed on a training sports plane, not suspecting that relatively soon I would have to defend Kursk on a combat Yak-7B. The Osoaviakhim aeroclub gave a ticket to the military aviation school, where teachers and instructors formed in us the qualities necessary for battle, for victory.