Yevtushenko Nicephorus Timofeevich

February 7, 1917
During the Battle of Bryansk Front on the navigator N.T. Yevtushenko has successfully completed 110 sorties, dropped 36 tons of bombs, destroyed or damaged 20 tanks, 100 vehicles, 10 aircraft, photographed 16 thousand square kilometers of defensive space. Participating in the fighting on many fronts, from July 17, 1941 to May 9, 1945 Hero of the Soviet Union guards major N.T. Yevtushenko completed 247 combat sorties. For excellent performance of combat missions, courage and bravery Guard Captain N.T. Yevtushenko, Sept. 2, 1943 was awarded the Order of Lenin, and the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 19 August 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
. Born February 7, 1917 in the village of Old Sonchus Alexander's district, Kirovograd region, in a large peasant family
. Father - Timothy Avvakumovich. His mother died when she was 2 years Nikiforou. Wife - Yevtushenko Alexandra (1915-1992). Daughter - Lydia (1935. born.). Son - Anatoly (1946,. born.). Grandchildren: Elena (1966. born.), Catherine (1978. born.), Eugene (1980. born.).

Parents and children from dawn to dusk worked in the field. In 1937 he graduated from the agricultural school in the town of Kanev Chernihiv region and received the profession of agronomist. But he had a dream - to become a pilot, and he entered the Melitopolske Aviation School, graduating in 1940 was sent to the 32-second speed Bomber Aviation Regiment Trans-Baikal military district. Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the regiment was moved to the airstrip in the Bryansk region, and on 17 July the first combat flight navigator Lt. Yevtushenko.

. How many years pass, but that day has forever remained in the memory Nikifor Timofeevich
. Link SB bombers received order of the commander of the regiment: no fighter cover to strike at the enemy tank column moving along the highway Propoisk-Krichev in Belarus. It was sunny and clear day, altitude - 1500 meters. Only close to the goal, as the Nazi anti-aircraft artillery opened heavy fire. But the enemy was not able to get away from the bombing, the pilots left a car and the petrol.

When a link returning to their base, he attacked six fighters Messerschmitt-109 ". The forces were unequal. Our frog-radio operators and navigators had a fierce resistance. And yet all three were shot down Sat. Yevtushenko at extremely low altitude parachute jumped from the burning plane and landed on the edge of the forest. From a strong impact damaged the spine, but was able to get to his regiment.

The war lasted. N.T. Yevtushenko continued to fight the navigator Squadron 99-Guards Red reconnaissance aviation regiment 15-th Air Army 2-the First Baltic Front and earned a reputation as a skilled and daring aerial reconnaissance, ace in his case. Work was spate. He flew day and night, at high and low altitudes, the full radius, with large areas of photography, visual observation. The accuracy and objectivity of the data depended on the effectiveness of aerial reconnaissance against the enemy. Therefore scouts struggled.
. In preparation for the Battle of Kursk was tasked to weaken the enemy's forces and air to create favorable conditions for gaining dominance in the air before the main battle
. The Soviet command in preparing a plan of the air operation to destroy enemy aircraft on the ground. In this task had the opportunity to participate and N.T. Yevtushenko

. July 12, 1943 in strong opposition to anti-aircraft artillery and enemy fighters without any cover Yevtushenko, . despite the low clouds, . made a reconnaissance and photography through enemy defenses on the Bryansk Front, . south of Orel: Orel photographed the car at the railway junction, . 150 German fighter planes on the airfield, . to move troops to the front lines along the highway at Karachaev Kromah and Eagle,
. Crew transferred these Battlefield reconnaissance from the air at the command centers of the front and 15-th Air Army. Assault and bombers launched attacks on these targets, destroying a lot of manpower and equipment of the enemy. Thus N.T. Yevtushenko and his crew performed 20 combat sorties, made a real contribution to the successful outcome of the Battle of Kursk.

During the Battle of Bryansk Front on the navigator N.T. Yevtushenko has successfully completed 110 sorties, dropped 36 tons of bombs, destroyed or damaged 20 tanks, 100 vehicles, 10 aircraft, photographed 16 thousand square kilometers of defensive space. Participating in the fighting on many fronts, from July 17, 1941 to May 9, 1945 Hero of the Soviet Union guards major N.T. Yevtushenko completed 247 combat sorties. For excellent performance of combat missions, courage and bravery Guard Captain N.T. Yevtushenko, Sept. 2, 1943 was awarded the Order of Lenin, and the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 19 August 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Victory N.T. Yevtushenko met in Riga. In 1946, he was discharged. Until 1957 he served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, . then graduated in absentia-Union Forestry College, . Since 1958, over a quarter century, worked at the Wood Works б? 3 JSC Mospromstroymaterialy: Wizard, . technologist, . Deputy Chief, . Head shop,
. At the same time actively engaged in social work: he was deputy chairman of the trade union committee, headed by the Council of Veterans of the native regiment.
Hero of the Soviet Union N.T. Yevtushenko was awarded two Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, two Orders of Patriotic War I degree, Order of the Red Star, the medal "For Military Merit" and many other awards.
Lives in Moscow.