Interview with Vladimir
Nikolaevich Zabelin
by
Oleg Korytov and Konstantin Chirkin
edited by Igor Zhidov
special thanks to Svetlana Spiridonova, Igor Seidov, Mihail Bykov,
Oleg Teslenko, Ilya Grinberg and James F. Gebhardt
Vladimir Nikolaevich Zabelin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Zabelin,
Colonel (retired), former chief of safety of the 76
Air Army. The Great Patriotic War participant, where
he scored one enemy aircraft. The Korean war veteran, where he flew 72
combat missions, participated 39 air fights and scored 9 American aircraft
shot down. He was nominated for a Hero of the Soviet Union award. Was
awarded the Order of the Red Star, Order of Lenin, Medal For Combat Service.
Contents
1.
Military School
2. Reserve Aviation Regiment
3. The Great
Patriotic War
4.
After the war
5. The Korean
War
6. After Korea
7. Appendices