Igor Tkachenko
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Igor Valentinovitch Tkachenko was a Russian military pilot with the rank
of Colonel, Russian Knights
group leader, Kubinka Airbase Chief of the 237th Guards Aviation Showing Center of the Russian Air Force
. He was killed in a mid-air collision whilst practicing for the 2009 MAKS Airshow
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Military rank
Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...
of Colonel, Russian Knights
Russian Knights
The Russian Knights is an aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force. Originally formed on April 5, 1991 at the Kubinka Air Base as a team of six Sukhoi Su-27s, the team was the first to perform outside the Soviet Union in September 1991 when they toured the United Kingdom...
group leader, Kubinka Airbase Chief of the 237th Guards Aviation Showing Center of the Russian Air Force
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
. He was killed in a mid-air collision whilst practicing for the 2009 MAKS Airshow
MAKS Airshow
MAKS is an International Air Show held near Moscow, Russia on Zhukovskiy LII air field. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, it was renamed to its current name and is held on odd years .MAKS is an important event in Russian business...
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