In the morning Talalikhin woke up as a national hero. Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich

Pilot's name Victor Talalikhin are worn by streets in Moscow, Podolsk and 16 cities of Russia and neighboring countries.

So what is this man famous for?

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Viktor Talalikhin was born on September 18, 1918 in the village of Teplovka, Saratov province. Victor's father and mother were peasants, besides him, the family had two more eldest sons.

Later, the family moved to the city of Volsk, where his father worked at a factory, and Victor graduated from a seven-year school. In 1933, the Talalikhins moved to Moscow, and Victor combined his studies at a factory school with work at a meat processing plant.

Like many boys of the pre-war and first post-war generation, Viktor Talalikhin dreamed of becoming a pilot.

He took the first steps towards fulfilling his dream in the flying club. Two decades later, in the same way - through a vocational school and flying club -.

The instructor in the flying club discovered Victor's real talent as a pilot, but noticed that the guy needed a cool head to improve his skills. Talalikhin will acquire this quality already in his military career.

Both of Victor's older brothers had already served in aviation, which only spurred his desire to go the same way.

Baptism of fire

In 1937, Viktor Talalikhin was drafted into the army and on a Komsomol ticket was sent to the Borisoglebsk Aviation School, which he successfully graduated from in 1938. Junior Lieutenant Talalikhin was sent for further service in the 27th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Both the aviation school and the regiment noted that Victor is fluent in piloting technique, makes logical and sober decisions in difficult situations, combining this with courage and determination.

Viktor Talalikhin received his baptism of fire during the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. A young pilot on an I-153 aircraft destroyed an enemy aircraft in the first air battle.

In total, during the Finnish campaign, Talalikhin shot down 4 enemy aircraft. One of them was shot down while the pilot was covering his commander. Mikhail Korolev.

For his exploits in the Soviet-Finnish war, junior lieutenant Talalikhin was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

In the spring of 1941, pilot Talalikhin graduated from the courses for commanders of air links and was appointed flight commander in the 177th Fighter Regiment, commanded by his front-line comrade in the Finnish campaign, Mikhail Korolev.

The terrible summer of 1941

The first months of the Great Patriotic War were truly tragic for our army. Aviation had the hardest time - the enemy was superior both in technique and skill. A massive attack on airfields in the first hours of the war led to huge losses in the Red Army Air Force.

The Luftwaffe dominated the air, but even the German aces recognized the unparalleled courage of the Soviet pilots. When there was no other way to stop the enemy, the pilots fearlessly went to the ram. Only on the first day of the war, 19 air rams were committed, and in total during the Great Patriotic War, Soviet pilots rammed the enemy more than 600 times. The most a large number of rams fell on the first, hardest months of the war.

For a pilot, a ram in most cases meant death, and therefore incredible courage was needed to use such a technique.

With the beginning of the war, the 177th Fighter Regiment, in which Viktor Talalikhin served, was transferred to Moscow. The regiment's pilots were tasked with defending the sky of the capital in the southwest direction.

Certificate for the medal "For the Defense of Moscow" Hero Soviet Union, fighter pilot Viktor Vasilyevich Talalikhin. Photo source: RIA Novosti

The capital's air defense system proved to be the most effective in World War II. Goering's vaunted aces failed to inflict heavy damage on Moscow. Much credit for this belongs to the fighter pilots.

The enemy was rushing to the capital. The 177th regiment took the first air battle on 25 July. Every day the enemy's onslaught became stronger, there were more and more sorties.

Night fight

The battle that glorified the name of Viktor Talalikhin took place on the night of August 7, 1941. The pilot was ordered to fly to intercept German bombers. At an altitude of 4500 meters I-16 Talalikhina sat on the tail of the German Henkel-111. Hitler's ace maneuvered skillfully, but the Soviet fighter managed to set fire to one of the engines of the enemy plane. Nevertheless, the German escaped the pursuit. Talalikhin launched a new attack, but it turned out that the ammunition had run out.

Then the pilot decided to ram the Henkel. Talalikhin himself later said that he reasoned at that moment like this: most likely, he would die in a ram, but the crew of a German bomber, consisting of four people, would also die. So the score is in his favor anyway!

While the I-16 was getting close to the Henkel's tail, a German gunner managed to wound Viktor in the arm. Nevertheless, the Soviet pilot overtook the enemy and struck. The damaged I-16 was thrown aside, and Viktor Talalikhin managed to use a parachute.

The pilot landed in the Severka River, from where residents of a nearby village helped him get out.

The German plane crashed to the ground, its entire crew was killed.

The news of Viktor Talalikhin's feat spread in the blink of an eye. The night ram in the sky near Moscow became one of the first in the history of world aviation.

The very first night ram was made on October 28, 1937 in the sky over Barcelona by a Soviet pilot Evgeny Stepanov, which shot down the Italian SM-81 bomber in this way. Stepanov under the pseudonym Ewu Henjo volunteered at the front Civil War in Spain, helping the Republicans fight the Francoists, who were supported Hitler and Mussolini.

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It is interesting that, despite the statistics that promised pilots certain death in a ramming ram, Stepanov, like Talalikhin, remained alive.

A short boy with the makings of an actor

The night ramming of Viktor Talalikhin against the backdrop of heavy fighting at the front was the feat that inspired those who were already discouraged.

The next day, the pilot's story about the ram was published in the Izvestia newspaper and was broadcast on the radio.

On August 8, 1941, Viktor Talalikhin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary fulfillment of the combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against German fascism and the courage and heroism shown in this.

Only relatives, friends and fellow soldiers knew that this fearless hero in ordinary life was a cheerful and good-natured person. Victor was not deprived of acting skills, while still at school he played in a drama club. At the same time, at home, and at school, and in the flying club, and in the school, and in the regiment, Lieutenant Talalikhin was not at all formidable nickname "Kid".

It stemmed from the growth of Victor, who was only 155 cm. Because of this growth, at one time they looked at him skeptically in the flying club, and then in the aviation school, doubting that such a short guy would be able to master serious technique. But the proverb "small, but daring" was just about Talalikhin. He proved his abilities by deeds.

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While the wounds received in the night battle with the German bomber were healing, the hero pilot was engaged in agitation - spoke at rallies, met with young people and workers.

September 2, 1941 in the Kremlin Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Mikhail Kalinin presented Viktor Talalikhin with a certificate of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

The last fight of the hero

Two weeks later, Victor celebrated another birthday - he turned 23 years old.

Only 23 years old, and how many already behind him ... But the pilot Talalikhin would not be himself if, crowned with regalia, he would sit behind other people's backs in the midst of heavy battles.

And Lieutenant Talalikhin returns to duty already as squadron commander. He rises again and again into the sky near Moscow to close the enemy's path to the capital. By the end of October 1941, he shot down four more German aircraft personally and one as part of a group.

Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, junior lieutenant Viktor Vasilyevich Talalikhin (left) talking with his comrade in arms sitting in the cockpit. Photo source: RIA Novosti

On October 27, 1941, the squadron commander Talalikhin, at the head of six fighters, flew from a military airfield near Podolsk to support ground troops who were fighting heavy battles in the area of ​​the village of Kamenka. Here, Soviet aircraft were attacked by six German Me-109 fighters. A fierce battle broke out, during which Talalikhin shot down one enemy plane, then knocked out another. At that moment, the lieutenant's fighter was attacked by three Nazi aircraft at once. One of the lines pierced the cockpit and hit Victor in the head.

The car lost control and fell after a while.

The remains of the Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Vasilyevich Talalikhin were interred at the Novodevichy cemetery in the capital.

At the 43rd kilometer of the Varshavskoe highway, not far from the place where the airfield was located, from which the pilot left for his the last battle On August 18, 1969, a monument to the hero was unveiled. Busts of Viktor Talalikhin were installed in Podolsk and Moscow.

T Alalikhin Viktor Vasilyevich - Deputy Squadron Commander of the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 6th Fighter Aviation Corps of the Air Defense Forces of the country's territory, junior lieutenant.

Born on September 18, 1918 in the village of Teplovka, now in the Volsky district of the Saratov region. Russian. He studied at high school number 1 in the city of Volsk.

In 1934 with his family he moved to Moscow, graduated from a factory school at the Moscow A.I. Mikoyan. In 1934-1937 he worked at this meat-packing plant as a shpigorez, at the same time he studied at the Moscow flying club.

In the Red Army since December 1937. Graduated from Borisoglebokoye Military Aviation School of Pilots. He took part in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. He flew 47 sorties, shot down 4 Finnish aircraft personally and in a group, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941. Made more than 60 sorties. In the summer and autumn of 1941, he fought near Moscow. In an air battle on the night of August 7, 1941, while repelling another German air raid on Moscow, he shot down a German bomber with a ram attack, he himself was wounded in the arm, but the damaged fighter safely left with a parachute.

Z and courage and heroism on the front of the struggle against the German-fascist invaders, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 8, 1941 to junior lieutenant Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

The hero's feat was widely covered by Soviet propaganda and it was often mistakenly indicated that he was the first in history to commit a night ram. But in reality, earlier the same feat was performed by other Soviet pilots. The very first of those known to have committed it (on the night of July 29, 1941) is the deputy squadron commander of the 27th Fighter Aviation Regiment, Senior Lieutenant P.V. Eremeev, who also defended the Moscow sky in the same building with Talalikhin.

Soon Talalikhin was appointed squadron commander. The glorious pilot took part in many air battles near Moscow. By the time of his death, he had 5 enemy aircraft downed personally and 1 in the group. He died a heroic death in an unequal battle with fascist fighters on October 27, 1941. Buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow (section 5).

Junior lieutenant (1938). He was awarded the Orders of Lenin (1941), the Red Banner (1941), and the Red Star (1940).

By order of the Minister Armed Forces The USSR of August 30, 1948 was forever enlisted in the lists of the first squadron of the fighter aviation regiment, in which he fought the enemy near Moscow.

Monuments to the Hero have been erected in Moscow and Podolsk. On the 43rd kilometer of the Varshavskoe highway, over which an unparalleled night duel took place, an obelisk was erected. Streets in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region and other cities, a sea vessel, GPTU No. 100 in Moscow, and a number of schools are named after V. Talalikhin. The memorial plaque is installed on a commemorative stele in front of the building high school No. 1 in the city of Volsk, Saratov region.

Here is what Viktor Talalikhin himself said about the circumstances of the battle and the motives that prompted him to go on an unparalleled feat that immortalized his name:

“On the night of August 7, when the Nazi bombers were trying to break through to Moscow, I took off in my fighter by order of the command. Coming from the moon, I began to look for enemy aircraft and at an altitude of 4800 meters I saw a Heikel-111. above me and was heading for Moscow. I went into its tail and attacked. I managed to knock out the right engine of the bomber. The enemy turned sharply, changed course and flew back with a descent ...

Together with the enemy, I descended to an altitude of about 2500 meters. And then I ran out of ammunition ... There was only one thing left to do - to ram. "If I die, then I will be alone," I thought, "and there are four fascists in the bomber." Having decided to chop off the tail of the enemy with a screw, I began to get close to him. Here we are separated by some nine or ten meters. I see the armored belly of an enemy plane.

At this time, the enemy fired a burst from a large-caliber machine gun. Burned my right hand. Immediately gave gas and no longer with a screw, but immediately rammed the enemy with his whole machine. There was a terrible crash. My "hawk" turned upside down with its wheels. I had to get out with a parachute as soon as possible. "

Talalikhin flew about 800 meters in a long jump. And only when he heard the rumble from the fall of his I-16, he opened the parachute. Looking down, I saw the rammed "Heinkel" arc in the sky like a torch, as it finally collapsed to the ground. After some time, the pilot safely landed on a small lake near Podolsk. From here he got to his unit.

In the morning Talalikhin, together with his comrades, visited the crash site of the bomber. Among the wreckage of the plane were the bodies of a lieutenant colonel awarded with an iron cross and three pilots.

On the same day, the radio throughout the country spread the news about the feat of Viktor Talalikhin. On August 9, the capital's newspapers published his portrait and the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding the brave pilot the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

R He was born in 1918 in the village of Teplovka, now in the Volsky district of the Saratov region. Russian. Candidate member of the CPSU. Hero of the Soviet Union (8.8.1941). He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner and the Red Star.

Viktor Talalikhin, a graduate of the Borisoglebsk Military Aviation School, received his baptism of fire in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. A young fighter pilot made 40 sorties, dropping dozens of bombs on enemy fortifications, airfields, convoys, ammunition and fuel depots, and shot down several enemy aircraft. For valor and courage he was awarded the order Red Star.

In the spring of 1941, Viktor Talalikhin graduated with honors from the short-term courses for flight commanders and was assigned to the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 6th Fighter Aviation Corps of the Air Defense Forces of the country's territory, which was newly formed near Moscow, as part of which he met the Great Patriotic War. And on the night of August 6-7, 1941, he made a night air ram. Here is how Victor himself told about it:

“... August night of 1941. Moscow region. The sky, strewn with star patterns, seemed fabulous. Quiet, calm around. But this is deceptive silence. The Moscow sky is in danger. Furious fascists rushed to Moscow. A group of combat aircraft stood in shelter at the edge of the forest and awaited the order to take off. Among the others was my "hawk". Suddenly, the beams of searchlights sparkled in the sky, as if playing with each other, they began to strip the sky. Fascist Heinkels appeared in the sky near Moscow. I received the task to intercept the enemy who was heading for Moscow.

At an altitude of four thousand 800 meters, I overtook the Heinkel-111. Seconds ... and in front of me is an enemy bomber. I went to his tail with lightning speed. Fingers laid down on the trigger ... A shower of bullets hit the enemy. Here's to you for Moscow, for the Motherland. The right engine of the fascist car began to smoke. The bandit did not have time to drop the bombs and went to flee. I, pursuing him, gave several bursts from a machine gun. “You won’t leave,” I hissed, gritting my teeth. When I approached 10 meters from the tail, a burst from a large-caliber machine gun was given to me - my hand was burned ...

All the ammunition was shot, there was little fuel left in the tank. I make the second decision - to sacrifice myself, but not to miss the bastard ... And I go to the ram. I gave full throttle and my plane crashed into the tail of the enemy. The fascist's plane immediately caught fire ... "

This night battle of the Soviet pilot was observed by collective farmers in the villages of Dobrynikha, Stepagino, Mansurovo, Maksimikha and others near Moscow. They met Talalikhin, who was descending by parachute, bandaged his wounded arm and helped to get to the unit. And under the wreckage of an enemy bomber were found the corpses of four pilots and many incendiary bombs.

The Motherland highly appreciated the feat of its faithful son. On August 8, 1941, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Junior Lieutenant Viktor Vasilyevich Talalikhin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Barely healed the wound, Victor is again on a fighter, again destroying the air enemy. For 98 days that he had a chance to fight in the ranks of the defenders of the sky of the capital, he destroyed five fascist aircraft.

CPSU member candidate Viktor Talalikhin died a heroic death in an air battle with the Nazis near the city of Podolsk near Moscow on October 27, 1941. The Hero was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery.

The name of Viktor Talalikhin is borne by one of the streets of the capital, in the city of Kaliningrad (regional), Volgograd, Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region and other cities, the ship of the Ministry navy USSR, GPTU No. 100 in Moscow, a number of schools and pioneer squads of the country. A monument to the Hero is erected in Podolsk.

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Vazhin F.A. M., 1962. S. 32–36.

Dmitrievsky N. Defenders of the sky of the capital. M., 1962. S. 67–69.

Young heroes of the Great Patriotic War. M., 1970. S. 68–69.

Pavlovsky O. P. Worthy of immortality ... Kaliningrad, 1985. P. 5–11.

Heroes fiery years... M., 1975. Book. 1.P. 121 - 130.

Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich (1918-1941).

Military pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (08.08.1941), junior lieutenant.

Viktor Talalikhin was born on September 18, 1918 in the village of Teplovka, Volsky district of the Saratov region.
In 1924, when Talalikhin was six years old, his family - parents Vasily and Vera Talalikhin, brothers Alexander and Nikolai - moved to the city of Volsk. As a child, Viktor Talalikhin and his brothers became interested in aircraft modeling. They set up a small workshop in the house and designed model airplanes and gliders.
In 1933, the Talalikhin family moved to Moscow. His father started working at the Moscow meat-packing plant, and Victor entered the factory apprenticeship school (FZU) at the plant.
After graduating from the FZU school in 1935, specializing in "deboner" (cattle and meat processor), Talalikhin became a worker at a meat processing plant.

In 1936 he was admitted to the Proletarian Aero Club in Moscow.
In 1937, Viktor Talalikhin was drafted into the Red Army and, on a Komsomol ticket, was admitted to the Borisoglebsk Aviation School, successfully graduated with the rank of junior lieutenant.
In 1938 he was enlisted in the 27th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Talalikhin received his first baptism of fire in the winter of 1939-1940 during the war with Finland. He flew 47 sorties, shot down four Finnish aircraft, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.
In the spring of 1941, the young pilot graduated with honors from the short-term courses for flight commanders and was assigned to the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment, newly formed near Moscow.
After the outbreak of World War II, the regiment was relocated closer to Moscow - it was tasked with protecting the air approaches to the capital, its industrial facilities, the life and safety of Muscovites.

Defending the skies of Moscow, Talalikhin destroyed six enemy aircraft in air battles.

On the night of August 6-7, 1941, in the skies over Podolsk on an I-16 fighter, he was one of the first to ram in a night air battle, shooting down an He-111 bomber. When the ammunition ran out, at an altitude of 4500 meters in his I-16, the pilot rammed the German Heinkel-111 bomber. Talalikhin miraculously survived. He jumped out of the falling plane, flew 800 meters in free fall, only then the parachute opened.

August 8, 1941 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "For the exemplary fulfillment of the combat missions of the command on the front of the struggle against German fascism and the courage and heroism shown at the same time" fighter pilot junior lieutenant Viktor Talalikhin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

On October 27, 1941, Talalikhin flew at the head of six fighters to cover the ground forces in the Podolsk region. In the ensuing air battle, he shot down two Me-109s. During the battle, he was fatally wounded in the head.

Viktor Talalikhin was buried with military honors at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow. By order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR of August 30, 1948, Talalikhin was forever enlisted in the lists of the 1st Squadron of the Fighter Aviation Regiment, in which he fought near Moscow.

In memory of the Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talalikhin on the building of the administration of the Moscow meat-packing plant. Mikoyan and Vocational School No. 100, memorial plaques were installed. A museum of the hero-pilot is organized here.
The fuselage of the Heinkel-111 German aircraft shot down by Talalikhin has been installed in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow. Personal belongings, photographs and documents of Viktor Talalikhin are displayed in a window nearby.
On May 9, 1960 in Podolsk, in a park named after Viktor Talalikhin, his bust was installed.
In the village of Kuznechiki, on the 43rd kilometer of the Varshavskoe highway, not far from the place of the pilot's death, a bronze monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talalikhin is erected. The monument was unveiled on the Day of the USSR Air Force - August 18, 1969.
Streets in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Borisoglebsk and other cities, a sea vessel, vocational school No. 100 in Moscow, and a number of schools are named after Viktor Talalikhin.

On June 22, 2014, search engines from the Nadezhda detachment found in the forest, 20 km from Moscow, the wreckage of the I-16 aircraft of the legendary pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talalikhin, who 73 years ago (on the night of August 7-8, 1941) one of the first to carry out a night ram and shoot down a German bomber on the outskirts of the Russian capital, according to the website of Channel One on Sunday.
"They found it thanks to a local resident who saw a crater in the forest, next to which lay some wreckage of an aircraft, according to him.", - local historian Kirill Nizamutdinov told the TV channel.
Parts of a Soviet fighter jet during the Great Patriotic War were found 20 kilometers from Moscow. In particular, the engine is well preserved. The ownership of the aircraft to Talalikhin was confirmed in the archives of the RF Ministry of Defense by checking the engine and airframe numbers of the found aircraft.

Awards:
-medal "Gold Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union (08.08.1941);
-The order of Lenin;
- Order of the Battle Red Banner;
- Order of the Red Star.

Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich. Summer 1940

VV Talalikhin talks with the pilots sitting in the cockpit of the I-16 fighter.

VV Talalikhin near the Heinkel shot down by the ram.

Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Talalikhin.

Monument to the defenders of Moscow - L.M.Dovator, V.V. Talalikhin, I.V. Panfilov.

List of sources:
Talalikhin, Viktor Vasilievich. Site "Heroes of the Country".
N.M. Rumyantsev. People of legendary feat.

70 years to the feat of Viktor Talalikhin

These days marks the 70th anniversary of the feat of the legendary pilot Viktor Talalikhin. He was the first to decide in an air battle to ram an enemy aircraft. Many books have been written about this, almost every schoolchild knows the name of Talalikhin.

What Talalikhin did in 1941 seems incredible even seventy years later. On the night of August 6-7, German bombers tried to break through to Moscow. The task of the Soviet pilots was to prevent them from reaching it. Talalikhin met the enemy "Heinkel-111" at an altitude of four and a half thousand meters. On his I-16, he went "in the tail" and immediately attacked. The enemy with the already knocked out right engine turned sharply with a decrease and flew in the other direction.

Continuing the shelling, Talalikhin flew after him. But when he caught up with the enemy, they ran out of ammunition. Then the pilot decided to cut off the tail of the bomber with the propeller of his plane. He flew very close and received a burst from a heavy machine gun. Talalikhin's hand was burned, but he was able to direct the car into a ram, and then jump out of it.

For almost a kilometer he flew in a long jump, then opened his parachute, seeing how the downed Heinkel fell to the ground. The place where Viktor Talalikhin landed is known for sure - he landed right in the Severka River. People saw a flying parachutist and came to his aid.

Here is what Viktor Talalikhin himself said about the circumstances of the battle and the motives that prompted him to go on an unparalleled feat that immortalized his name:

“On the night of August 7, when the Nazi bombers were trying to break through to Moscow, I took off in my fighter by order of the command. Coming from the moon, I began to look for enemy aircraft and at an altitude of 4800 meters I saw a Heikel-111. above me and was heading for Moscow. I went into its tail and attacked. I managed to knock out the right engine of the bomber. The enemy turned sharply, changed course and flew back with a descent ...

Together with the enemy, I descended to an altitude of about 2500 meters. And then I ran out of ammunition ... There was only one thing left to do - to ram. "If I die, then I will be alone," I thought, "and there are four fascists in the bomber." Having decided to chop off the tail of the enemy with a screw, I began to get close to him. Here we are separated by some nine or ten meters. I see the armored belly of an enemy plane.

At this time, the enemy fired a burst from a large-caliber machine gun. Burned my right hand. Immediately gave gas and no longer with a screw, but immediately rammed the enemy with his whole machine. There was a terrible crash. My "hawk" turned upside down with its wheels. I had to get out with a parachute as soon as possible. "

In the morning Talalikhin, together with his comrades, visited the crash site of the bomber. Among the wreckage of the plane were the bodies of a lieutenant colonel awarded with an iron cross and three pilots.

On the same day, the radio throughout the country spread the news about the feat of Viktor Talalikhin. On August 9, the capital's newspapers published his portrait and the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding the brave pilot the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Talalikhin Viktor Vasilyevich - Deputy Squadron Commander of the 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 6th Fighter Aviation Corps of the Air Defense Forces of the country's territory, junior lieutenant.

Born on September 18, 1918 in the village of Teplovka, now in the Volsky district of the Saratov region. Russian. After graduating from a factory school, he worked at the Moscow meat-packing plant, at the same time he studied at the flying club. Graduated from Borisoglebokoye Military Aviation School of Pilots. He took part in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-40. He flew 47 sorties, shot down 4 Finnish aircraft, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star (1940).

In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941. Made more than 60 sorties. In the summer and autumn of 1941, he fought near Moscow. For military distinction he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (1941) and the Order of Lenin.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 347) to junior lieutenant Viktor Vasilyevich Talalikhin was awarded by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 8, 1941 for the first night ramming of an enemy bomber in the history of aviation.

Soon Talalikhin was appointed squadron commander, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant. The glorious pilot took part in many air battles near Moscow, shot down five more enemy aircraft personally and one in the group. He died a heroic death in an unequal battle with fascist fighters on October 27, 1941.

Buried V.V. Talalikhin with military honors at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow (section 5). By order People's Commissar Defense of the USSR from August 30, 1948, he was forever enlisted in the lists of the first squadron of the fighter aviation regiment, in which he fought the enemy near Moscow.

Monument to Viktor Talalikhin in the Central City Park of Podolsk.

Streets in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region and other cities, a ship, GPTU No. 100 in Moscow, and a number of schools were named after Talalikhin. On the 43rd kilometer of the Varshavskoe highway, over which an unprecedented night duel took place, an obelisk was erected. In the area of ​​the city of Podolsk, a monument is erected, in the hero city of Moscow and Podolsk itself - the busts of the Hero. The memorial plaque is installed on a commemorative stele opposite the building of secondary school No. 1 in the city of Volsk, Saratov region.