Background
Ostriakov, Nikolai was born in 1911.
Ostriakov, Nikolai was born in 1911.
Graduated as a civil aviation pilot, 1932.
Joined the Red Navy as a pilot, 1934. Instructor of NKVD airborne commandos, 1934. Sent to Spain during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939.
During World War II,commander of the air force of the Red Navy in the Black Sea.