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Sergey Ivanovich Safronov ((ロシア語:Серге́й Ива́нович Сафро́нов) 25 August 1919-29 September 1983) was a Russian aviator who was given the title "Hero of the Soviet Union".〔Polak, p. (270 ).〕 He was born in Pilekshevo, Nizhny Novgorod on 25 August 1919. In 1938 Safronov joined the army. In 1939 he graduated from the Engels Military Air School.〔 During World War II he participated in air combats in Kuban, shot down aircraft in the Kursk Salient, and participated in the battle in Stalingrad.〔Tsymbal, p. (6 ). "Gagarin's flight commander was Sergei Safronov, Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought at Stalingrad, took part in bitter air combats in the Kuban, and shot down Messeischmitts and Junkers in the Kursk Salient. As a captain he was made a Hero()"〕 By the end of World War II he had been promoted to Major. After the war ended, he worked in the Saratov aeroclub as a flying instructor. Yuri Gagarin was one of his students.〔 He later became the flight commander of Gagarin.〔 On 29 September 1983 Safronov died.〔 ==References== * Polak, Tomas (with Christopher Shores). ''Stalin's Falcons: The Aces of the Red Star : A Tribute to the Notable Fighter Pilots of the Soviet Air Forces 1918-1953''. Grub Street, 1999. ISBN 1902304012, 9781902304014. * Tsymbal, Nikolay Andreyevich (Николай Андреевич Цымбал). ''First Man in Space: The Life and Achievement of Yuri Gagarin : a Collection''. Progress Publishers (Moscow), 1984. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sergei Safronov (Hero of the Soviet Union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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