FYODOROV Evgeniy Petrovich

Born at Strelna station (now part of Saint Petersburg). Graduated from junior high school, then from a trade school in 1929, and worked as a mechanic at a railway depot in Leningrad. He joined the army in 1930. In 1933, he graduated from the Orenburg Military Pilot School. He served in long-range bomber aviation as a pilot and squadron commander in a bomber regiment in Ivanovo. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940. He carried out 24 combat sorties to bomb enemy manpower and equipment concentrations, 9 of which were as a squadron leader. For courage and bravery shown in battles with the White Finns, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He participated in the Great Patriotic War from June 1941 as part of the Long-Range Aviation. He conducted night "hunting" flights, bombed major railway stations, trains carrying enemy equipment and personnel, and blocked enemy night airfields. On September 9, 1942, he was part of several long-range bomber crews, and carried out a raid on Berlin. He successfully bombed enemy troop concentrations in the Orel region, Belarus, and Crimea. He participated in the defeat of the Nazis near Moscow, Stalingrad, and Leningrad, in the liberation of Poland and Hungary, and in the Berlin Offensive. By the end of November 1944, he had flown 178 combat sorties, inflicting significant damage on the enemy. He was awarded a second Gold Star medal and twice became a Hero of the Soviet Union. After the war, he continued his military service. In 1948, he graduated from the Air Force Academy. He served in Ivanovo at the Higher Officer Flight-Tactical School for Long-Range Aviation Unit Commanders (VOLTShKDA), commanded a training aviation regiment, and served as acting head of courses. He retired in 1958. He lived in Leningrad and worked at the airport. He is buried in St. Petersburg, at the Northern Cemetery.

28.12.1911 - 15.07.1993