The Vast Sky

[2][3][4][5] On 6 April 1966, the Yakovlev Yak-28 of Group of Soviet Forces in Germany's 24th Air Army crashed into the Stössensee lake due to compressor stall of both engines.

They managed to dismantle the unique Eagle-D radar ("Skipspin" according to the NATO classification) and it, along with engine parts, was examined at the British airbase in Farnborough.

The mayor of West Berlin, the future Chancellor of Germany Willy Brandt said: "We can proceed from the assumption that both of them at crucial moments were aware of the danger of falling into densely populated areas, and in coordination with the ground surveillance service turned the plane towards Lake Stessensee.

[6] On May 10, 1966, Boris Vladislavovich Kapustin and Yuri Nikolaevich Yanov were posthumously awarded the Order of the Red Banner for their courage and bravery shown in the performance of military duty.

[1] On March 30, 2001, to mark the 35th anniversary of the feat of pilots, celebrations were held in Berlin, and in the aviation museum, created after the withdrawal of Soviet troops at the Finov airfield, a monument was settled near the Yak-28 aircraft with the inscription: "In memory of all the victims of the Cold War.