In the history of the Great Patriotic War, there are not a few cases when a Soviet novice fighter pilot had the chance to meet in the sky with the real Luftwaffe aces, who have counted several dozen, and even more than a hundred victories. And the Soviet young pilots won! How did they manage to shoot them down?
Grasshopper from Leonid Bykov’s war film "Only Old Men Go to Battle" - a collective image of these talented young pilots. The secret of the victory of Soviet fighter aircraft during the Second World War is the pilot training system. The riddle of Leonid Bykov was the phrase of the squadron commander Titarenko "Takeoff landing! I see!" Can this phrase be taken literally? How does this phrase fit in with the beginner Kuznechik’s battle with the Luftwaffe pilots on takeoff? Examples of real life battles in which Grasshoppers turned out to be stronger. If Soviet pilots were taught at the school only take-off and landing, where did they suddenly get the skills necessary for air combat and aerobatics? Refute the most persistent myths about the Great Patriotic War. The Soviet training system for the flight crew prepared a huge number of excellent pilots and real aces, although there were very serious difficulties ...
Who will win?
14 ноя 2019
