Igor Tkachenko
Introduction Russian Knights salute in memory of Igor Tkachenko, leader of the group, who died during practice a week earlier. '''Igor Valentinovitch Tkachenko''' (, 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.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 ().
Commands * Commander of the ''237-th Aviation Technology Demonstration Center'' of the Russian Federation's AF* Commander of the Russian Knights
See also *List of Heroes of the Russian Federation
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