City administration of the city of Lipetsk decided to perpetuate the memory of the dead in Syria, the Hero of Russia pilot Oleg Peshkov. In memory bomber will be installed on the Su-24 it, reports “Expanded” with reference to the press service of the city administration of Lipetsk.
According to the press service of the, site of the monument chosen to enter the city from Voronezh in the neighborhood “victory”. The aircraft is already selected Lipetsk aviatsentorom, the current administration is considering options for the delivery of the aircraft to the installation and prepares the pedestal for bomber. Wherein, As stated in the administration, to set the selected the same model Su-24, which flew Oleg Peshkov. According to the plans the installation of the monument should be completed before the end of the year.
Recall, that the Su-24 Lieutenant Colonel Peshkov was shot down a Turkish aircraft over Syrian territory in 2015 year. Bomber crew managed to eject, but landed on a parachute pilot was shot pro-Turkish militants from the ground. Navigator rescued soldiers Russian special operations forces. Pilot Oleg Peshkov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously.
Hero buried in Lipetsk. It is named after Su-24 bomber of the Lipetsk aviation center and a school, where he studied.
