About the book: 1985 / Publisher's abstract: Documentary story and essays about the actions of naval aviation in the battles for the liberation of Crimea, about the exploits of brave Black Sea air fighters, many of which, like the author himself - at that time the commander of a flight of torpedo bombers - received the highest recognition of the Motherland, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. For the general reader. lenok555: The third book of memoirs by V. I. Minakov, the previous ones - “The Front to the Sky” and "Commanders of winged battleships".