Sergey Leonidovich Bogdan Biography

Colonel of the reserve.

Hero of the Russian Federation. Honored Power Putter of Russia. Sergey Bogdan was born on March 27 in the city of Volsk, the Saratov region. His childhood passed in Voskresensk, Moscow Region, where his parents moved shortly after his birth. The latest combat aircraft often flew over his house, which were tested at the airfield in Zhukovsky nearby, so in childhood Bogdan wanted to become a military pilot.

Subsequently, he became an honorary citizen of Voskresensk. In the year, Bogdan graduated from the Borisoglebsky Higher Military Aviation School of the pilots named after V. Chkalov and after that he served in the Leningrad Military District in the Military Regiment of the fighter-bombers of the Siversky airfield, where he piloted the Sum2 fighter-bomber, then served for three years at the Soviet base in Mongolia.

In the years, Bogdan was the deputy commander of the squadron of the Separate Superior Naval Aviation Aviation Regiment of Naval Aviation of the Black Sea Fleet Airfield of the Guards. Bogdan began his career as a test pilot in the year. In parallel, Bogdan studied and graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute. In the year, Bogdan was awarded the Order of Courage and in the same year he was fired in the reserve with the rank of colonel.

Since the year, after resignation, Bogdan continued his career as a test pilot at the Sukhoy flight test and argument base, experienced various experimental and serial samples of combat aircraft of this design bureau, including SUSKM, SUSKM and an experimental fighter with the back of the retirement SUMM in April of the year Bogdan received the title of Honored test pilot.

Back in the year, Bogdan began to prepare for the tests of the latest Russian fifth -generation fighter Pak FA Pre -Aviation Complex of Front Aviation, T, developed by Sukhoi. He lifted his first prototype into the air on January 29 of the year from the factory airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and subsequently made the first flights on other copies of this fighter. By a decree of the President of the Russian Federation for courage and heroism, high professional skill manifested in the test and introduction of new aviation equipment, Sergey Leonidovich Bogdan on May 23 was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the award of a special distinction - the Golden Star medal.

Awards of Sergey Bogdan.