Alexander Pokryshkin (1942-1944)

Pokryshkin's fellow soldiers greet him, cradling him in their arms and shaking his hand.

The pilots' faces.

Pokryshkin checks the plane.

The plane takes off.

Planes in the sky.

Pokryshkin commands the battle.

A burning German plane crashes.

Pokryshkin and his comrades stand next to the burning plane.

Pokryshkin's award ceremony.

Pokryshkin meets with workers at the combine harvester plant in Novosibirsk; the pilot is carried and presented with flowers.

The Pokryshkin family home in Novosibirsk.

Pokryshkin is surrounded by his family, his mother, his wife, and other relatives.

Pokryshkin says goodbye to his mother and wife.

Pokryshkin boards the plane, waving goodbye.