Seeing the zeal of the new pilot and his hatred for his former comrades in arms, the German command very soon entrusted Bychkov with combat sorties. Until June 1944, Semyon, as a pilot of an attack aircraft, participated in combat operations against partisans in the Dvinsk region, pouring fire from the air on his former compatriots.
But Bychkov's squadron was soon disbanded and the traitor was forced to join forces with other outcasts. Semyon joined the 1st Aviation Regiment of the of the Peoples of Russia (KONR), which was part of General Vlasov's "Russian Liberation Army" (ROA).
The traitor did not display any particular moj database in the air, but he distinguished himself in the propaganda field. Bychkov began traveling with a group of similar traitors to prisoner-of-war camps, where he persuaded Soviet pilots to betray their homeland and join the "liberators."
The Germans believed that a Hero of the Soviet Union who had betrayed his country and oath would look as convincing as possible. But Bychkov did not live up to the expectations of his new masters, as recruitment was proceeding very slowly. The captured pilots treated the well-fed German lackey with ROA stripes with disdain.
The fact that the Germans were gradually losing the war and retreating on almost all fronts did not contribute to the propaganda success. Even a person who had planned treason would think ten times about whether it was worth getting involved with an enemy whose days were numbered.