Dzhanibek Golaev
Dzhanibek Nanakovich Golaev (; 1917 26 September 1943) was a Karachay flying ace in the Soviet Air Forces. Killed in action on the Eastern Front of the World War II, he was posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation in 1995. Early life. Golaev was born in 1917 in aul (village) of Batalpashinsky otdel, Kuban Oblast (located within — Karachay-Cherkessia). He was conscripted in 1938. Golaev completed training as a pilot, graduating on 18 June 1941. World War II. Since August 1942, Golaev was in frontline service. He participated in the Battle of Kursk (63  missions). He took part in 23 air battles, shot down 9 planes. Later he participated in the Battle of the Dnieper, in the battle that happened on September 9, 1943 he shot down four planes. He was wounded twice. On September 25, 1943 he died. It happened when Soviet aerodrome near "Pryluky" was bombed. Golaev tried to put out the planes. He was buried in a mass grave on the central square of "Pryluky" To the moment of death, Golaev was in command of a squadron of 32nd Fighter Aviation Regiment of 256th Fighter Aviation Division of 2nd Air Army . In total, he participated in 102 war missions, 39 air battles, shot down 15 planes. Because of nationality, as some sources think, Golaev didn't become Hero of the Soviet Union.