At the cost of his life, military pilot Viktor Oskin prevented a burning Tu-22U plane from crashing into the Novobelitsky district of Gomel.
Victor Oskin was born in Russia, in the village of Uspeno-Raevka, which is located in the Kursk region. Besides him, there were 3 more children in the family. Victor’s parents were senior police lieutenant Semyon Yegorovich and Tatyana Kapitonovna Oskina.
Victor studied at the Tambov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after. M. Raskova, which he graduated in 1974 with a gold medal. In addition, upon graduation, his name was included on the marble plaque of medalists.
Beginning in 1970, he began serving in the Armed Forces in various command and administrative positions. He served in Long-Range Aviation as a senior assistant commander of the Tu-16 ship in the 184th heavy bomber air regiment of the 13th Guards Bomber Division, which was located at the Priluki airfield in the Chernigov region, then he was the commander of the Tu-16 strategic long-range bomber ship in Bobruisk, and after that he was the commander of the same ship in the 200th Guards Bomber Regiment.
From 1978 to 1990, Viktor Oskin served in various positions in the 290th separate reconnaissance air regiment. The location of this regiment was at the Zyabrovka airfield near Gomel.
Victor also completed training at the Air Force Academy. Yu. Gagarin. And after 1990, he went to serve as the head of a department at the 43rd Center for Combat Training and Retraining of Flight Personnel, which was located at the Dyagilevo airfield.
At the cost of his life
In 1992, on July 24, already at the rank of lieutenant colonel, Viktor Oskin was supposed to carry out the so-called “Exercise 301” from the combat training course for Long-Range Aviation pilots. During the exercise, Victor had to take a control flight in a circle from the squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepchenkov, who returned from vacation that day. The instructor on board the plane was Viktor Oskin himself, and the navigator was Major Nikolai Ivanov. The entire crew on the ship consisted of professional first class pilots. The flight took place from the airfield of the training center in Zyabrovka.
Already during the flight, when the plane was over Novobelitsa, one of its engines suddenly failed and a fire occurred in the fuel tanks. Experienced pilots, realizing the criticality of the current situation, urgently make decisions to take the burning plane beyond the borders of Gomel.
When they tried to turn the plane around to take it away from the city, the right engine of the plane also caught fire and Viktor Oskin ordered the crew to urgently evacuate.
After this, the lieutenant colonel began to try to take the plane engulfed in fire away from residential buildings and city blocks, as well as the oil storage facility, which was located at the site where the ship was supposed to crash, since if the plane had crashed in this area, the entire nearby area could have caught fire.
Heroic death
Victor ejected only when he was convinced that the plane in distress would crash in a deserted place. But he no longer had a chance to survive. The fact is that just to deploy the parachute that is equipped with such aircraft, you need at least 350 meters of distance above the ground, and by the time of ejection there were already less than 300 meters left to the ground. Viktor Oskin died after crashing to the ground. Now at this place there is a memorial sign in honor of the hero.
Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Oskin was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for the accomplished feat and courage that the pilot showed during the plane crash. Then, at the cost of his life, he saved many people and buildings in Gomel from death.
Viktor Oskin was buried on July 27, 1992 at the 14th Kilometer cemetery. His grave is located on the Alley of Dead Pilots of the Gomel Region of the Republic of Belarus.
A commemorative inscription is engraved on his tombstone:
Man - stop! Here lies the Hero, who at the cost of his life saved the lives of hundreds of residents of the city of Gomel. Almost his memory of silence for a minute.
Let's remember
In 1992, the Gomel City Executive Committee decided to posthumously award military pilot Viktor Oskin the title “Honorary Citizen of Gomel” so that the memory of his feat would be preserved for many generations of Gomel residents. Also, one of the Gomel streets was named after the hero.
Born on December 1, 1952 in the village of Uspeno-Raevka, Oktyabrsky district, Kursk region. He was the fourth child in the family of senior police lieutenant Semyon Yegorovich and Tatyana Kapitonovna Oskin.
In 1974, he graduated with honors from the Tambov Higher Military Pilot School, receiving a diploma along with a gold medal and an honorary inscription of the name on the marble plaque of the school’s medalists. Since 1970, he served in the Armed Forces in various command and administrative positions. Served in Long-Range Aviation - senior assistant commander of the Tu-16 bomber of the 184th heavy bomber air regiment of the 13th Guards Bomber Division (Priluki airfield, Chernigov region), crew commander of the Tu-160 strategic bomber (Bobruisk) in the Belarusian Military District. Then - to his commanders in the 200th Guards Bomber Regiment in Bobruisk. Since 1978 - in various positions in the 290th separate reconnaissance air regiment at the Zyabrovka airfield near Gomel. Graduated from the Yu. A. Gagarin Air Force Academy.
On July 24, 1992, Lieutenant Colonel Oskin had to carry out the so-called. “Exercise 301” of the Long-Range Aviation combat training course - on a Tu-22U training rocket carrier aircraft it was necessary to take a control flight in a circle from the squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepchenkov, who had returned from vacation. Viktor Oskin came on board as an instructor, and squadron navigator Major Nikolai Ivanov acted as navigator. The entire crew of the ship are professional first class pilots. The flight took place from the airfield of the Zyabrovsky Aviation Training Center.
The title was awarded posthumously for heroism and courage shown during an in-flight emergency, when Oskin, at the cost of his life, prevented the plane from crashing into the city of Gomel. At 17:02, while flying over the southern outskirts of the city - Novobelitsa - the plane suddenly failed one of the engines and the fuel tanks caught fire. The pilots, realizing the danger of the emergency situation that has arisen, urgently take decisive action in order to take the burning car out of the city. After an attempt to turn the Tu-22U away from the city, the right engine also caught fire, after which Viktor Semyonovich gave the crew the command to eject. The commander himself tried to take the plane in distress as far as possible from the residential areas of the city and the oil storage facility located in the area of the possible crash, in order to prevent the entire nearby area from catching fire. He himself ejected when he was completely convinced that the uncontrollable car would fall in a deserted place. But the minimum required altitude for the parachute to open was already lost, so Viktor Oskin could not be saved. The plane crashed in the forest, flying to a safe distance from the city and the holiday village, at a distance of about 100 meters from the Lisichki railway station... A memorial sign has been installed at the site of the Hero’s death today.
He was buried on July 27, 1992 in the “14th kilometer” cemetery on the Alley of Fallen Pilots of the Gomel Region of the Republic of Belarus. On his grave there is an inscription:
Man - stop! Here lies the Hero, who at the cost of his life saved the lives of hundreds of residents of the city of Gomel. Almost his memory of silence for a minute.
On September 22, 1992, by decision of the Gomel City Executive Committee, military pilot V.S. Oskin was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of Gomel (posthumously)” in order to preserve the memory of his feat. One of the streets in the city is named after him.
On February 23, 2002, through the efforts of honored veterans of Long-Range Aviation, a museum in memory of Viktor Oskin was opened in the Museum of Military and Labor Glory of Novobelitsky Secondary School No. 41 in Gomel, where one of the stands is dedicated to him. In the school museum of the Zyabrovskaya school, a stand dedicated to the heroic feat of the pilot was created, and personal belongings of the crew are stored.
On May 7, 2003, on the initiative of the Kursk regional branch of the Russian Peace Foundation, the name of the pilot who died in the line of duty was included on the memorial stele “Heroes of Kursk” (a monument to the Heroes of the USSR and Russia, installed on the Red Square of the city).
A documentary film “Flight Trajectory” (directed by G. Kurlaev) was shot about the feat of Viktor Oskin as part of the cycle of documentary and journalistic television films “Heirs of Victory” (2006).
Heroes of Russia
Oskin Viktor Semyonovich
Viktor Semyonovich Oskin (December 1, 1952 - July 24, 1992) - officer of the Russian Army (lieutenant colonel of aviation), first class military pilot, one of the first in Russia (Gold Star medal No. 10) and the first person in Russian history Long-Range Aviation, awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (Decree of the President of Russia of December 8, 1992 No. 1547).
On July 24, 1992, Lieutenant Colonel Oskin had to carry out a training flight on a Tu-22U missile-carrying training aircraft. It was necessary to take a control flight in a circle from the squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepchenkov, who had returned from vacation. Viktor Oskin came on board as an instructor, and squadron navigator Major Nikolai Ivanov acted as navigator. The entire crew of the ship are professional first class pilots. The flight took place from the airfield of the Zyabrovsky Aviation Training Center.
At 17:02, while flying over the southern outskirts of the city - Novobelitsa - the plane suddenly failed one of the engines and the fuel tanks caught fire. The pilots, realizing the danger of the emergency situation that has arisen, urgently take decisive action in order to take the burning car out of the city. After an attempt to turn the Tu-22U away from the city, the right engine also caught fire, after which Viktor Semyonovich gave the crew the command to eject. The commander himself tried to take the plane in distress as far as possible from the residential areas of the city and the oil storage facility located in the area of the possible crash, in order to prevent the entire nearby area from catching fire. He himself ejected when he was completely convinced that the uncontrollable car would fall in a deserted place. However, he no longer had a chance of salvation: on the Tu-22U, the catapult shoots the pilot’s seat down and to open the parachute, it travels a distance of at least 350 meters. The plane at the time of ejection was already at an altitude of less than 300 meters. The pilot died when he hit the ground. He saved two crew members and dozens of people on the ground from death.
The title was awarded posthumously for heroism and courage shown during an in-flight emergency, when Oskin, at the cost of his life, prevented the plane from crashing into the city of Gomel.
A memorial sign has been erected at the site of his death today.
He was buried on July 27, 1992 in the “14th kilometer” cemetery on the Alley of Fallen Pilots of the Gomel Region of the Republic of Belarus. On his grave there is an inscription:
“Man - stop! Here lies a Hero, who at the cost of his life saved the lives of hundreds of residents of the city of Gomel. Almost his memory is silent for a minute.”
Memory
On September 22, 1992, by decision of the Gomel City Executive Committee, military pilot V.S. Oskin was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of the City of Gomel (posthumously)” in order to preserve the memory of his feat. One of the streets in the city is named after him.
On February 23, 2002, through the efforts of honored veterans of Long-Range Aviation, a museum in memory of Viktor Oskin was opened in the Museum of Military and Labor Glory of Novobelitsky Secondary School No. 41 in the city of Gomel, where one of the stands is dedicated to him. In the school museum of the Zyabrovskaya school, a stand dedicated to the heroic feat of the pilot has been created, and personal belongings of the crew are stored.
On May 7, 2003, on the initiative of the Kursk regional branch of the Russian Peace Foundation, the name of the pilot who died in the line of duty was included on the memorial stele “Heroes of Kursk” (a monument to the Heroes of the USSR and Russia, installed on the Red Square of the city).
A documentary film “Flight Trajectory” (directed by G. Kurlaev) was shot about the feat of Viktor Oskin as part of the cycle of documentary and journalistic television films “Heirs of Victory” (2006).
Every year on July 24, the day of the death of the heroic pilot, a lesson in courage is held in Gomel, dedicated to his feat.
Born on December 1, 1952 in the village of Uspeno-Raevka, Oktyabrsky district, Kursk region. He was the fourth child in the family of senior police lieutenant Semyon Yegorovich and Tatyana Kapitonovna Oskin.
In 1974, he graduated with honors from the Tambov Higher Military Pilot School, receiving a diploma along with a gold medal and an honorary inscription of the name on the marble plaque of the school’s medalists. Since 1970, he served in the Armed Forces in various command and administrative positions. Served in Long-Range Aviation - senior assistant commander of the Tu-16 ship of the 184th heavy bomber air regiment of the 13th Guards Bomber Division (Priluki airfield, Chernigov region), commander of the Tu-16 strategic long-range bomber ship (Bobruisk, Belarusian Military District). Then - his commander in the 200th Guards Bomber Regiment in Bobruisk. From 1978 to 1990 - in various positions in the 290th separate reconnaissance air regiment at the Zyabrovka airfield near Gomel. in 1985 he graduated from the Yu. A. Gagarin Air Force Academy. Since 1990, he served as head of the department at the 43rd Center for Combat Training and Retraining of Flight Personnel at the Dyaghilevo airfield.
Feat
On July 24, 1992, Lieutenant Colonel Oskin had to carry out the so-called. “Exercise 301” of the Long-Range Aviation combat training course - on a Tu-22U training rocket carrier aircraft it was necessary to take a control flight in a circle from the squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepchenkov, who had returned from vacation. Viktor Oskin came on board as an instructor, and squadron navigator Major Nikolai Ivanov acted as navigator. The entire crew of the ship are professional first class pilots. The flight took place from the airfield of the Zyabrovsky Aviation Training Center.
The title was awarded posthumously for heroism and courage shown during an in-flight emergency, when Oskin, at the cost of his life, prevented the plane from crashing into the city of Gomel. At 17:02, while flying over the southern outskirts of the city - Novobelitsa - the plane suddenly failed one of the engines and the fuel tanks caught fire. The pilots, realizing the danger of the emergency situation that has arisen, urgently take decisive action in order to take the burning car out of the city. After an attempt to turn the Tu-22U away from the city, the right engine also caught fire, after which Viktor Semyonovich gave the crew the command to eject. The commander himself tried to take the plane in distress as far as possible from the residential areas of the city and the oil storage facility located in the area of the possible crash, in order to prevent the entire nearby area from catching fire. He himself ejected when he was completely convinced that the uncontrollable car would fall in a deserted place. However, he no longer had a chance of salvation: on the Tu-22U, the catapult shoots the pilot’s seat down and to open the parachute, it travels a distance of at least 350 meters. The plane at the time of ejection was already at an altitude of less than 300 meters. The pilot died when he hit the ground. He saved two crew members and dozens of people on the ground from death. A memorial sign has been installed at the site of the Hero’s death today.
He was buried on July 27, 1992 in the “14th kilometer” cemetery on the Alley of Fallen Pilots of the Gomel Region of the Republic of Belarus. On his grave there is an inscription:
Memory
- On September 22, 1992, by decision of the Gomel City Executive Committee, military pilot V.S. Oskin was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of Gomel (posthumously)” in order to preserve the memory of his feat. One of the streets in the city is named after him (however, the City Executive Committee of the city of Gomel rejected the proposal to rename one of the central streets of the Novobelitsky district (Ilyich Street) in honor of the pilot V. Oskin).
- On February 23, 2002, through the efforts of honored veterans of Long-Range Aviation, a museum in memory of Viktor Oskin was opened in the Museum of Military and Labor Glory of Novobelitsky Secondary School No. 41 in Gomel, where one of the stands is dedicated to him. In the school museum of the Zyabrovskaya school, a stand dedicated to the heroic feat of the pilot has been created, and personal belongings of the crew are stored.
- On May 7, 2003, on the initiative of the Kursk regional branch of the Russian Peace Foundation, the name of the pilot who died in the line of duty was included on the memorial stele “Heroes of Kursk” (a monument to the Heroes of the USSR and Russia, installed on the Red Square of the city).
- A documentary film “Flight Trajectory” (directed by G. Kurlaev) was shot about the feat of Viktor Oskin as part of the cycle of documentary and journalistic television films “Heirs of Victory” (2006).
A memorial sign was installed at the site of the death of Hero of Russia, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel V.S. Oskin, near the city of Gomel. The text on the sign:
"Lieutenant Colonel Oskin Viktor Semenovich
died heroically while performing a duty assignment"
Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Semyonovich Oskin - senior pilot-instructor of the department for analysis and prevention of flight accidents at the 43rd Center for Combat Training and Retraining of Flight Personnel.
In 1970 he entered the Tambov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, from which he graduated in 1974 with a gold medal. Received an appointment to the 184th Guards Poltava-Berlin Red Banner Bomber Regiment of the 13th Bomber Division (Priluki airfield, Chernigov region). Viktor Semenovich was the assistant commander of the Tu-16 bomber. A year and a half later, Oskin was sent to a commander’s course in Dyaghilevo. He continued his service in Bobruisk, in the 200th Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment as commander of the Tu-16.
In Machulishchi he underwent retraining on the Tu-22. Then he continued his service in Zyabrovka near Gomel in the 290th separate long-range reconnaissance regiment. Here he was awarded the rank of captain ahead of schedule, and here he rose through the ranks: from detachment commander to deputy regiment commander. In 1985 he graduated from the Yu.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy.
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On July 24, 1992, Lieutenant Colonel Oskin had to take a control flight in a circle on a Tu-22U aircraft from the squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepchenkov, who had returned from vacation. The flight took place from the airfield of the Zyabrovsky Aviation Training Center.
At 17 hours 01 minutes 28 seconds the plane tilted to the right side. The emergency display showed “fire of the left engine”, “fire of the rear tanks”. And below are the residential areas of the Novobelitsky district of the city of Gomel. The commander turned off the left engine. But it turned out that the right one was on fire, and the alarm wiring was also damaged, which gave incorrect information. For another 49 seconds it was not known that the right engine was on fire.
At 17 hours 02 minutes 44 seconds Oskin turns the plane away from Gomel. At the fourth minute, the pilot concluded that both engines had turned off.
Oskin gave the crew the command to eject. He himself tried to take the plane as far as possible from the residential areas of the city and the oil storage facility located in the area of the possible crash.
Viktor Semyonovich ejected only when he was convinced that the uncontrollable car would fall in a deserted place, but there was no longer enough height to open the parachute. The pilot died when he hit the ground.