MINSK, 2 December (BelTA) - The film "Time Chose Us" on the Belarus 1 TV channel recounted the feat of the first Hero of Belarus, first class military pilot Vladimir Karvat, BelTA has learned.
A tragedy happened near Baranovichi on 23 May 1996. The military pilot gave his life to prevent a catastrophe on the ground. Later his feat would be praised in books. Streets would be named after him. Some time later he was awarded the Hero of Belarus title posthumously.
The Su-27 aircraft lost pressure in the first hydraulic system during a training mission at an altitude of 900m and a speed of 540km per hour. The pilot was ordered to return to base immediately and, after the reported critical failure, to eject immediately.
At that moment the aircraft was flying over the villages of Arabovshchina and Bolshoye Gatishche. The plane crashed in the field between them at a speed of 30 meters per second. The flight was performed by first class military pilot, head of air and fire training of the 61st fighter airbase Vladimir Karvat.
Aleksandr Barsukov, a Chernobyl clean-up worker, who served in the riot police of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1996, noted that Vladimir Karvat, at the risk of his life, prevented a bigger tragedy.
A tragedy happened near Baranovichi on 23 May 1996. The military pilot gave his life to prevent a catastrophe on the ground. Later his feat would be praised in books. Streets would be named after him. Some time later he was awarded the Hero of Belarus title posthumously.
The Su-27 aircraft lost pressure in the first hydraulic system during a training mission at an altitude of 900m and a speed of 540km per hour. The pilot was ordered to return to base immediately and, after the reported critical failure, to eject immediately.
At that moment the aircraft was flying over the villages of Arabovshchina and Bolshoye Gatishche. The plane crashed in the field between them at a speed of 30 meters per second. The flight was performed by first class military pilot, head of air and fire training of the 61st fighter airbase Vladimir Karvat.
Belarusian Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev (1996) recalled that he went to Baranovichi when the tragedy happened.
"I came to the hangar where everything [aircraft wreckage] was laid out. The experts reported mechanically that a fire had started, something had burned out... It was clear that firstly, Karvat understood what had happened. Secondly, he understood that if he left the plane, there could be trouble on the ground. People could die. The bailout system was fully operational. He could have ejected. But he deliberately steered the plane away from the population centers. There can be no insinuation about this. This is a true hero who gave his life for the sake of other people," Leonid Maltsev is confident.
Aleksandr Barsukov, a Chernobyl clean-up worker, who served in the riot police of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1996, noted that Vladimir Karvat, at the risk of his life, prevented a bigger tragedy.
"Certainly, he had the moral right to eject. But he acted like a real man, like a true patriot," Aleksandr Barsukov emphasized.
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