Further along Ulitsa Gagarina is Ploschad Aviatorov (Aviators Square) which is dominated by a monument comprising a MiG-19 on a pedestal. Next to the MiG are statues of two pilots from the Lipetsk Airbase - Sergey Sherstobitov and Leonti Krivenkov. These pilots are considered heroes as when the plane they were flying caught fire, instead of saving themselves by ejecting, they sacrificed their lives to divert the plane away from a populated area to avoid a greater tragedy.