Murad Ozdoev ( ; 10 March 1922 – 25 February 1999 ) was an Ingush flying ace that served in the 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment during the Second World War . After executing a " fire taran " attack in January 1944 and was believed by the military to have died doing so , after which he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union ; but before he could be honored with the title the repressions of the Chechens and Ingush began . Ozdoev had parachuted out of his plane seconds before ramming it into the German railway and hence survived but was taken prisoner . After the prison camp where he was held was liberated by Allied forces on 8 May 1945 he was welcomed back to the 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment by his friends , and continued to serve in the regiment with a promotion to link commander until Soviet authorities ordered he be deported to Akmola like the rest of his family because he was Ingush
repressions of the Chechens and Ingush began
Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush
Murad Ozdoev