05.07.17
LTC Jonathan Nixon, Wing Commander, Royal Air Force, visited 831st brigade of tactical aviation in Poltava oblast.
Sources:
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine official website
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LTC Jonathan Nixon, Wing Commander, Royal Air Force, visited 831st brigade of tactical aviation in Poltava oblast.
He observed demonstrative piloting of Su-27 and praised it in the framework of training of the Ukrainian pilots before The Royal International Air Tattoo — 2017.
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For the first time the Ukrainian delegation participated in The Royal International Air Tattoo in 1996. Military pilots demonstrated their skills twice in 1999 and 2011.
Sources:
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine official website