of the USSR in 1959 he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 2nd Special-Purpose Aviation Division, and in 1960 he became the deputy commander of the 10th Separate Aviation Brigade before he entered the reserve in May 1964. As a civilian, he war chairman of the Bashkir DOSAAF Committee from 1965 to 1977. He died of cancer on 17 September 1987 and was buried in the Ufa Victory Park. Awards and honors Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (23 February 1945 and 19 April 1945) Order of Lenin (23 February 1945) Three Orders of the Red Banner (20 August 1943, 23 February 1944, and 2 November 1944) Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (2 March 1943) Order of Alexander Nevsky (14 July 1944) Two Orders of the Patriotic War 1st Class (2 April 1945 and 11 March 1985) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (31 August 1971) Three Orders of the Red Star (24 June 1943, 22 February 1955, and 30 December 1956) Medal "For Courage" (30 April 1943) campaign and jubilee medals References Bibliography 1922 births 1987 deaths People from Bashkortostan People from Belebeyevsky Uyezd Bashkir people Second convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Third convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Fourth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Soviet Air Force officers Soviet World War II pilots Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky Recipients of the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Medal "For Courage" (Russia) Deaths from cancer in the Soviet Union