Oleg Peshkov | |
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Native name | Олег Анатольевич Пешков |
Born | 3 August 1970 Kosikha, Altai Krai, RSFSR, USSR |
Died | 24 November 2015 (aged 45) Turkmen Mountain, Latakia Governorate, Syria |
Allegiance | Soviet Union → Russia |
Service/ | Air Force |
Years of service | 1987—2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Battles/wars | Russo-Georgian War Syrian civil war |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov (Russian: Олег Анатольевич Пешков; 3 August 1970 – 24 November 2015) was a combat pilot in the Russian air force who was shot down by a Turkish fighter near the Syria-Turkey border on 24 November 2015. Although he initially survived bailing out of the plane with his parachute, he was killed while descending by militants on the ground.