gastello's plane was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft artillery fire. an enemy shell damaged the fuel tank, but instead of evacuating , the soviet pilot made a fiery ram. gostello. turned the burning plane towards the enemy column, sent the car straight into the thick of german equipment, until the last the crew fired at the enemy because of the fifth flame plane, none of its members tried to leave the bomber, then there was an explosion, the plane crashed into a convoy, a lot of german equipment burned, but the price of this feat was high, the entire crew died. for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against german fascism and the courage and heroism shown, captain nikolai frantsevich gostello was awarded the title of hero of the soviet union. posthumously. let me love you like a flower in the field, like a young plant that hangs over a crayfish. i'll patch it up the bird that is alive in the wild, may i love you, may i love you for the song that i can smell, for the rich laughter that is the most frequ