 The bodies of the two pilots were returned to the USSR with full military honors from both Soviet and British armed service members, and they were both posthumously awarded the Order of the Red Banner.The first engine was recovered on April 18, 1966 and the second a week later; both engines were returned to the Soviets on May 2, 1966.The Yak-28P was withdrawn in the early 1980s, but trainer and other versions remained in service until after the fall of the Soviet Union, flying until at least 1992.