Vladimir Sharpatov
Encyclopedia
Vladimir Ilyich Sharpatov — airplane pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation (1996). An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane under his command made a forced landing
at the airfield near Kandahar
, Afghanistan. On August 1996 crew successfully escaped from captivity on that plane. This episode was filmed in 2010
, Alexander Baluyev played his role.
civil aviation flight school.
1995 Airstan incident
The Airstan incident was a 1995 international incident involving Russia and the Taliban of Afghanistan. In August 1995, Taliban-controlled planes hijacked a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 plane with seven Russian nationals on board to land not at their Kabul destination but at Taliban-occupied Kandahar. ...
at the airfield near Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Afghanistan. On August 1996 crew successfully escaped from captivity on that plane. This episode was filmed in 2010
Kandagar
Kandagar is a Russian film detailing the escape of a Russian crew from Afghanistan Taliban fighters on August 16, 1996. The film stars some of Russia’s most famous actors, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrei Panin and Alexander Baluyev. The movie is based on the Russian pilot's, Vladimir Sharpatov, diary. ...
, Alexander Baluyev played his role.
Biography
Studied in Kazan Aviation Institute on evening classes. Attended local flying club, where he became a glider pilot. After he completed the third year of studies at KAI, he entered the Krasny KutKrasny Kut
Krasny Kut is a town and the administrative center of Krasnokutsky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Yeruslan River , southeast of Saratov...
civil aviation flight school.
External links
Sharpatov, Vladimir Ilyich- Russian airmen escape from Afghanistan, Phil Reeves, The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, 19 August 1996 - Afghan Escape Film ‘Kandahar’ Pulls in Crowds, Alexander Bratersky, The St. Petersburg Times, February 9, 2010