Seldom people know about Yaroslavl tragedy Another tragedy that happened 61 years ago. The reason is simple: the Soviet government decided to withhold her information, which was still possible at that time. What happened on January 7, 1950?
On this day, the MVO Air Force went to Chelyabinsk to participate in the next Soviet Championship. To this end, the club head Vasily Stalin (Vasily Stalin) personally guided the allocation of an Li-2 military aircraft . At 6 a.m., the plane took off from Moscow Airport on Leningrad Street and flew towards Kazan , planning to stop there. There were 6 crew members of the MVO Air Force and 13 hockey athletes on board.
But what about the coach? The team's head coach is Boris Bochanikov , and he is destined to play a fatal role in this story. After the plane landed in Kazan, people immediately learned that Sverdlovsk (MVO Air Force members had to fly to the city and then arrive in Chelyabinsk from there) due to the adverse meteorological conditions of ( temperature -39 degrees ). But Bochanikov didn't want to waste his time traveling by train, so he decided to call his son Stalin. After some persuasion, he issued an order to allow flight.
On the same day, Sverdlovsk Kolizovo Airport received planes from different cities, and the workload was prohibitive. The dispatcher first approved the overcrowded passenger plane to land . Because of this, the "Hockey" board is waiting for landing in the waiting area for a long time. The MVO Air Force members waiting for landing gathered at the tail of the aircraft, which is very difficult to control. .
Then another fatal error happened. Not far from Colizovo Airport, there is a poorly equipped Alamir military airport landing runway. The Li-2 Navigator is tuned exactly according to its frequency, and as a result, when descending, the captain did not find the landing runway and entered the go-flight. A total of three types of approaches were performed, and due to the latter, the plane collided with the ground. The fire did not happen, and the hockey players and crew died from the force of the blow.
All victims of the plane crash were buried in the cemetery of the village of Korzovo, but the Soviet leaders at the time managed to hide the tragedy itself for 20 years. How is this possible? Without the internet and any hockey media, this is not that difficult, and the most complex approaches to keep secrets are used.
For example, instead of the late Yuri Zybrtovic, his younger brother Pavel was urgently summoned to the Moscow Military Region Air Force. The latter's entire hockey experience was previously limited to one game, but that didn't bother anyone. When zhiburtovich Jr. started scoring the goal, the stadium announcer only announced his name. By the way, Pavel's career was ultimately successful—he played for another 14 years and entered the Soviet national team.
For many years, the tragedy of Sverdlovsk has been filled with all kinds of rumors. For example, they say Wolf Messing predicted it. But the most discussed is the absence of legend Vsevolod Bobrov on the crashed board. Some said the carnival saved him, others said Bobrov should have only flew to the game the next day. But the most real thing is the malfunctioning version of alarm clock , which was later confirmed by Bobrov's brother Boris:
"The alarm clock is old, tried and tested, never failed before. Vsevolod opened it and handed it to me, but I remember it very clearly: when I put it on the nightstand, I took a look and put it in my ear--just in case, out of habit.Why does he stop at night and not ring? Only God knows! ”
Moscow Military Region Air Force was forced to re-form the team to Chelyabinsk in order to conceal information on the tragedy. During the offseason, Vasily Stalin strengthened the team's strength and became the champion of the Soviet Union in the next three seasons.
