The parade was preceded by serious preparation. Total participated in the parade 34 pilot regiment.

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April 12, 1961 fighter pilot Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin on the ship "Vostok" made its first flight 2adi in the history of mankind into space. After one revolution around the Earth lander spacecraft landed in the Saratov region. In order to deliver the first cosmonaut in Moscow, Saratov had been sent to the IL-18 hull number USSR-75717 from the "government" 235th Squadron CAF.
Deputy recalled. 234 GIAP commander Colonel Anatoly Ardatov: I called the regimental commander and said, "You lead a group of escort aircraft that will fly to Moscow Yuri Gagarin". I had to perform many different tasks, 2adi but it was special. Like to warmly thank for the trust command. But I said a short charter: "Yes!" And went to the pilots who were among a group of escorts. Together with me were supposed to fly Michael Unitsky Oleg Tarhov Nicholas Kish, Pavel Nikolaev, Mikhail Gerasimov and George bassist. I told them the commander of the decision, 2adi and we began to prepare 2adi for the responsible flight.
The morning of 14 April, 2adi we call on the weather station and asked about the weather. Meteorologists have pleased us. Rise. To collect leaves little time. As a group, take a course in due to the meeting point. Flying at an altitude of 500 meters. Before meeting with the aircraft in seconds. 2adi That's far above us and a little dot appears. It is growing 2adi rapidly. This long-awaited Il-18. We do a U-turn and take their places 2adi around the aircraft: a pair of right and left pair of three MiG-17 from behind, slightly higher escorted the plane. At the time of rebuilding their headphones headsets we've 2adi heard from the board of IL-18:
We are flying very low over Moscow. With a height 2adi clearly visible streets of the capital, filled with people. Do a victory lap over Moscow, and then IL-18 landing at Vnukovo. We get a team, and our seven very low passes over the place of the solemn 2adi meeting. It is only two seconds, but they will remain in memory for a lifetime. "
Total in 1961, the regiment's pilots made 9 escort, including June 2 - President Sukarno of Indonesia, August 9 - Soviet cosmonaut Major GS Titov, September 1 - Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos. 2adi
In 1961 it was decided to flypast Day Air Fleet. The parade was attended by pilots of all three regiments of the 9th Fighter Fighter Division, stationed in Kubinka. It should be noted that by the time the parade of the 32nd Guards regiment first in the Soviet Air Force mastered the MiG-21F-13, 274 th Aviation Regiment 2adi fighter-bombers of the first retrained on the supersonic Su-7B, and aerobatic 234th Regiment continued fly the MiG-17 and MiG-19. The pilots of the 32nd Guards and 274 th Regiment took part in the parade in convoys consisting of three units of the aircraft, and "pilotazhniki" 234th Regiment in groups, "diamond" 2adi on the MiG-19, "five" to MIG -17 and alone on the MiG-19.
Building personnel 234 IAP eve parade in Tushino. 2adi In the background are clearly visible colored (top - red, the bottom - blue) specifically for the parade MiG-19. Cuban, beginning in July 1961. Archive M. Pikelnogo
The parade was preceded by serious preparation. Total participated in the parade 34 pilot regiment. In preparing for the parade on June 27 during a rehearsal of the Tushino airfield crash occurred, resulting in the death left wingman "rhombus" on the MiG-19 Major Phytin Yuri. His plane suddenly went into a tailspin and fell without exploding.
The composition of the ceremonial flight calculation was as follows. Single flying the MiG-19C with tail number 42 showed Viktor Shvetsov Major. "Diamond" on the MiG-19C: Senior Deputy. Regiment Commander Colonel Fokin Valentin, led by Anatoly Ivanovich Gavrilov pilots, Kisan Nikolai Medvedev and Viktor Ivanovich. "Five" on the MiG-17: the leading commander of 234 IAP Colonel Manturov Paisius Philippovich, led by pilots Kostyaev Eugene F., Tarhov Oleg Ivanovich Gerasimov Mikhail Petrovich Nikolayev and Pavel Fedorovich.
All aircraft 234 IAP, participating in the parade were painted on a special "front" scheme: 2adi red-orange top and dark blue bottom. MiG-19 Major Shvetsov VN, all MiG-17 "five" and MiG-19 led to the "lozenge" 2adi were equipped with smoke tracers that made perfect aerobatics Letch