Square Morgunov, Kashira Live Cam

Live webcam shows a view of the park named after S.N. Morgunov in Kashira, Moscow region. Broadcast goes in real time.

Sergey Morgunov - Squadron of the 15th Fighter Regiment, 278th Fighter Division of the 3rd Fighter Air Corps of the 16th Air Army of the 1st Byelorussian Front, Lieutenant. Born November 30, 1918 in the village of Chernyatinsky Settlement (now the Kashira district, Moscow region) in a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1943. He graduated from the seven classes in the city of Kashira and school trade schools. He worked as a mechanic in the town of Stupino, Moscow region. He graduated from the Aero Club. In the Red Army, he served from 1937. In 1941 he graduated from the Kachin Military Aviation School. On the Great Patriotic War in April 1943. Sergey fought on the North Caucasus, South, 4 th Ukrainian, 1st and 3rd Belorussian Front. Squadron of the 15th Fighter Regiment (278 th Fighter Division, 3rd Fighter Aviation Corps, the 16th Air Army, the 1st Belorussian Front) Lieutenant Sergey Morgunov made 234 sorties in September 1944, in the 68- and aerial combat shot down 22 enemy planes.

Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 15, 1946 for exemplary performance of command assignments at the front of the struggle against the Nazi invaders and for displaying courage and heroism of Lieutenant Morgunov Sergey Nikolaevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. During the war, Morgunov has made about three hundred and fifty combat missions in aerial combat shot down 43 enemy planes (27 - in person and 16 - in the group), but he has never shot down was not. In one of the air battles, he was only slightly injured. The brave fighter pilot, Captain SN Morgunov tragically died July 19, 1946 during the execution of the training flight. Buried in Kashira. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, Order of the Patriotic War, 1 st and 2 nd degree, medals and foreign decorations. At the Kashira on the grave in the park SN Morgunov monument. Name the Hero was awarded the street in Kashira and riverboat Moscow River Shipping Company.