Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.
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Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

 

 

Fighting.

 

Sergei Kramarenko Makarovich - pilot, Hero of the country, Major General Aviation. He participated in the war with the Nazis in August 1942 In the Korean conflict, he commanded a squadron 2 176 Regiment. 149 He made sorties, shot down their own 3, in a group with fellow 10 German planes.

Kramarenko was the commander of the squadron under the command of the regiment commander Pepelyaeva December 1951 12 aircraft was brought down, 2 from which the Australian "Meteor".

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

 

From his autobiography:

 

"The battle is often decided in the first attack. It did not really matter, successful he was or not: after the first attack our MiG-15 immediately gained altitude, and" Sabre "rushed to the ground. Each of us is trying to reach a height where he had the advantage, and so the battle began almost immediately faded ".

Our pilots used evasive action - a forward loop, very difficult maneuver for any pursuer - did not allow him to take a firing position. Kramarenko he once was sandwiched between three "Sabre":

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

 

"I did ten or twelve oblique loop. Ammunition zero. All have dark eyes. But to constantly monitor the situation, trying to break away from Americans and head towards the base." Barrel ". Dive. Flew to the side of the bridge, protected by anti-aircraft guns."

 

Victory. Ranks.

 

In 1952 Kramarenko he was shot down, but managed to eject. The American tried to finish the parachutist fortunately missed. After this incident, after 2 weeks back part of the Union.

Kramarenko continued service in the aviation. The resignation of Sergey Kravchuk went into 1981 of being a major-general.

In this conflict, the Council recognizes their losses - 345 MiG, but also made the statement that the total number of wins was over 1300. These were the exact results.

And the US statements were very contradictory. According to US official figures, by the end of the war, 103 air-to-air aircraft were lost. But data for the period September - December 1950 was not added to them - 27 aircraft were lost.

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

 

It should also be added, and the loss of scouts, bombers, and so forth., Plus aircraft Australian, British, the French Air Force. If all this is taken into account - the loss will exceed 2000 machines, although many of them shot down by ground fire only.

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

Kramarenko Sergey Kravchuk. Fighting. Victory. Ranks. Awards. A photo.

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