Can't imagine grandchildren hearing that grandpa was shot down over Ukraine.
ANyone know aircraft? I've never seen a wing with that weld pattern before. ANyone know what kind it is and why the wing is made that way?
To: ransomnote
Was he hit with a jar of pickles?
2 posted on
07/19/2025 10:57:31 PM PDT by
Drew68
(I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
To: ransomnote
They spelled Odessa wrong.
3 posted on
07/19/2025 11:02:12 PM PDT by
DesertRhino
(When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
To: ransomnote
63? Kinda old to fly. Ukraine must be desperate.
7 posted on
07/19/2025 11:23:22 PM PDT by
moviefan8
To: ransomnote
Died taking selfies during combat?
8 posted on
07/19/2025 11:58:26 PM PDT by
McGruff
To: Porkchop
11 posted on
07/20/2025 1:41:41 AM PDT by
ransomnote
(IN GOD WE TRUST)
To: ransomnote
Regardless of where someone stands on Ukraine vs Russia, as the son of a fighter pilot, I say this is sad news. A great warrior, first for Russia, now for Ukraine, has passed.
17 posted on
07/20/2025 7:27:16 AM PDT by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
To: ransomnote
Shooting down drones is a very dangerous job, as allied pilots learned flying against German V-1s over Britain in WWII.
March 1945 – end of the V-1 flying bomb campaign:
The Allied fighter pilots involved in the battle against the V1s shot down almost 2,000 of the flying bombs, but sadly 72 of those pilots and crew members lost their lives during the campaign. Some died as a result of flying bombs exploding in front of them and some were lost due to accidents in the very bad weather that they were sometimes forced to fly in, defending the line.
May God bless him and bless and comfort his family and all who knew him and those who served with him.
18 posted on
07/20/2025 8:33:02 AM PDT by
GBA
(Endeavor to persevere. Onward through the fog …)
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