Representative of UK Air Force on visit to Ukrainian pilots

05.07.17
Photo by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

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.

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.

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Sources:
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine official website