Текст песни Эдита Пьеха - Огромное небо. 06.04.1966. Берлин

& Quot; This, comrades, do not think you can not -
In one squadron were friends.
And it was in the service and in their hearts
Big sky, big sky, big sky -
One for two & quot;

April 6, 1966. Holy Week - the Great Wednesday. Berlin, Germany. Yak-28P 668 th Bomber Aviation Regiment.
Captain B.V.Kapustin
Senior Lieutenant Yu.N.Yanov
Failure of both engines.
KDP order to leave the aircraft uncontrollable.
The pilots failed to comply with a direct order. They remained on the plane until the end and were able to take him from the busy streets of the big city ...
The plane crashed on the lake Shtessenzee. Many people's lives were saved at the cost of two heroic lives.
Both pilots were awarded the Order of the Red Banner, unfortunately, posthumously ...

Eternal memory to the heroes!