Mykola Melnyk
Nikolai Melnik | |
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Chernobyl disaster relief operation | |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service |
Other work | Test pilot, aerial firefighting pilot |
Mykola Mykolayovych Melnyk (
For this operation, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union,[1] and the Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service.
Early life
Mykola Melnyk was born on December 17, 1953, and grew up in the town of
Pilot career
In 1979 Mykola Melnyk graduated from the Civil Aviation Pilot School (KLUGA) in
Chernobyl mission
After the April 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Melnyk was directed to work in the cleanup operations. Lethal levels of
Melnyk, among others, was assigned to such missions as an experienced civilian helicopter pilot. He flew 46
According to the "Remembrance Book" by the
Subsequent aviation career and death
Upon return from Chernobyl mission, Melnyk continued his work as a test pilot at the Kamov helicopter testing center in Feodosiya until 1992.[3] In independent Ukraine, the facility was reorganized as a separate Feodosiya Kamov Research and Production Enterprise "Vertolit" (Феодосійське науково-виробниче об'єднання "Вертоліт" імені Камова).[2]
Some time after the
In 1995,
According to a Ukrainian regional newspaper, Mykola Melnyk died in Spain on July 26, 2013. The cause of death is not specified.[12]
Recognition and awards
Soviet awards
Melnyk was awarded the title
International awards
In 1990, as part of its "
In Spain Melnyk received a Spanish royal award for aerial firefighting.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Chernobyl Pilot Soars Above His Obstacles". The St. Petersburg Times. 31 May 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e МЕЛЬНИК, Микола Миколайович, "Remembrance Book" (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b Poshtar, Petro (2013-08-07). "Життя заради прийдешніх поколінь (пам'яті товариша)". Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Kyiv. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "ВЕРТОЛЕТ КА-32 – В НЕБЕ ПЯТИ КОНТИНЕНТОВ (The Ka-32 in the Sky, Five Continents)" (in Russian). Oboronprom Corporation. 13 January 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ БОЕВЫЕ ДЕЙСТВИЯ В "МИРНОМ" НЕБЕ Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today (in Russian)
- ^ a b Воздушная битва при Чернобыле (Aerial Battle of Chernobyl) in "Aviatsiya i Vremia" magazine, 2011, #2; (in Russian)
- Kamov Ka-32as the model of exact helicopter.
- ISBN 978-5-4320-0011-8(in Russian)
- ^ S. V. Mikheyev, KA-32 Helicopter Over the Reactor of the Number 4 Block of Chernobyl Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Rotor magazine, Spring 1990, pp. 20–21.
- ^ a b "Губарев В. Страсти по Чернобылю // Деловой вторник (Passion for Chernobyl)". Делового вторника (Business Tuesday) (in Russian). 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
- ^ Летчик-Герой Чернобыля ведет Ка-32 в Испанию (in Russian)
- ^ В Испании умер Герой СССР, летчик-испытатель из Кременчуга Николай Мельник. Telegraf (in Russian). Kremenchuk. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ ""Salute to Excellence" Awards" (PDF). Helicopter Annual. 2009. p. 370. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013..