Memorial to long-distance airmen
The memorial for long-distance pilots (Russian: Памятник лётчикам Дальней авиации, pamyatnik lyottschikam Dalnei awiazii ) was unveiled in 2014 in the Frauenfeld city park on the Great Pirogovskaya Street in Moscow's central administrative district .
history
The Russian long-distance air forces were ordered by Nicholas II on December 10th July. / December 23, 1914 greg. founded as an airship squadron (Russian Эскадра воздушных кораблей . ЭКВ). It was the world's first bomber unit , with the four-engine Sikorsky Ilja Muromets as the world's first heavy bomber. Thus, Russia is considered the founder of bomber aviation. After the October Revolution , the development of the long-distance air force was promoted. During the Second World War , long-distance airplanes completed around 200,000 missions. In contrast to the Allies, who bombed entire cities (such as Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo) with great civilian casualties, the Soviet long-distance air forces fought exclusively military targets.
After the war, the long-haul forces with new aircraft and nuclear weapons were capable of second strikes .
The idea of erecting the memorial for the long-distance pilots arose in the command of the long-distance pilots and the society of veterans of the long-distance pilots. The center of the Frauenfeldpark was determined as the location in 2004 (near the headquarters of the long-distance air forces) and marked with a stone sign. The monument was unveiled on November 12, 2014 , on the centenary of the long-range aviation forces , in the presence of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu , commander of long-range aviation forces Anatoly Shikharev , former commander Vasily Reshetnikov , representatives of Tupolev and others, and consecrated by a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church .
The creators are the sculptor Salavat Shcherbakov and the architect Igor Voskressensky .
description
The main element of the monument is made up of three pilot sculptures. On the left is a pilot of the Ilya Muromez, with equipment from the First World War , which consists of the Order of St. George and a cortex . On the right is a pilot of the Petlyakov Pe-8 with the Order of Hero of the Soviet Union . A Tupolev Tu-160 pilot stands between the two . The corresponding aircraft is attached to a globe above each of the pilots . The globe is framed by a wreath and the motto of the long-distance pilots: «Мастерство. Отвага. Достоинство. Честь »(« Mastery. Courage. Dignity. Honor. ») The globe is also crowned with a double-headed eagle . The composition stands on a granite base .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 6.2 ″ N , 37 ° 34 ′ 36.1 ″ E