Il-2 Sturmovik Crew "Aleksandr Suvorov": Pilot Aleksukhin and Gunner Gamayunov (August 1943)
September 13, 2026 Reading time: 5 minutes
Iconic August 1943 photograph by Samariy Gurariy showing Hero of the Soviet Union pilot Vasily Aleksukhin and rear gunner Aleksey Gamayunov in their named Il-2 ground-attack aircraft "Aleksandr Suvorov" near Kharkov. Read more