Ivan Chisov
Ivan Chisov | |
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Born | 1916 Bogdanovka, Second World War |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Ivan Mikhailovich Chisov (
Biography
Lieutenant Colonel Chisov was a navigator on a
With the air battle still raging around him, Chisov intentionally did not open his parachute, as he feared that doing so would make him an easy target for German gunfire while dangling from his parachute harness. He planned to drop below the level of the battle and open his chute once he was out of sight of the fighters. Due to the thin atmosphere at that altitude, however, he lost consciousness and was unable to pull the rip cord.
Chisov struck the edge of a snowy ravine at an estimated speed of between 190 and 240 km/h (120 and 150 mph), then slid, rolled, and plowed his way to the bottom. The aerial battle had been seen by cavalry commander General
Chisov suffered severe injuries, including spinal injuries and a broken pelvis. He was immediately operated on and was in critical condition for a month following. Despite his injuries, he was able to fly again three months later.[1] He requested to continue flying combat missions, but was instead sent to become a navigational trainer.
Chisov flew over 70 combat missions during the course of his career.
After the war, he graduated from the Military-Political Academy. On his departure from the reserve, he became a propagandist for the Central House of the Soviet Army.
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner (23.07.1943)
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (1985)
- Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
See also
- Fall survivors
- Avro Lancaster B Mk. IIin 1944
- Juliane Koepcke, who survived a 3 kilometre fall after her Lockheed Electra flight broke up over the Peruvian Amazon in 1971
- B-17F Flying Fortressin 1943
- Vesna Vulović, Serbian flight attendant who survived the mid-air breakup of her McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in 1972
- Other
- Freefall
- List of sole survivors of aviation accidents or incidents
References
- ^ "Aviation's most wanted: the top 10 book of winged wonders, lucky landings, and other aerial oddities" By Steven A. Ruffin, Darek Johnson, Published by Brassey's, 2005
- Gunbin NA In the stormy sky. Yaroslavl: Upper Volga. the book. Press, 1984.
- Golovanov, AE Long-range bombers. Moscow: OOO "Delta National Bank," 2004.
- DB Khazanov An unknown battle in the skies of Moscow in 1941–1942. Counterattack. Moscow: Publishing House "Technology Youth," 2001.