Igor Tkachenko Explained

Igor Tkachenko
Birth Date:26 July 1964
Birth Place:Venzy Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union
Death Place:Moscow Oblast, Russia
Allegiance:
Russian Federation
Serviceyears:1980's - 2009
Rank:Guard Colonel
Awards:Hero of the Russian Federation

Igor Valentinovitch Tkachenko (Russian: И́горь Валенти́нович Ткаче́нко, July 26, 1964 — August 16, 2009) was a Russian military pilot with the rank of Colonel, Russian Knights group leader, Chief of the 237th Guards Aviation Showing Center of the Russian Air Force at Kubinka air base. He was killed in a mid-air collision whilst practicing for the 2009 MAKS Airshow.[1]

He was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation honorary title posthumously on August 22, 2009, and the main-belt asteroid 269390 Igortkachenko, discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Leonid Elenin in 2009, was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 19 September 2013 .

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  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8204072.stm Pilot dies as Russia jets collide