Originally Posted by
Kulverstukas
Body of the pilot and parts of downed plane arrived to Chkalovsky today. Pilot will have military funeral service in Voronezh Feb, 8th at Hero Alley of Comintern Memorial Cemetery.
As nobody has said it yet, my sincere condolences on the loss of a brave Officer and Aviator. Forget the politics for one second, Major Filipov set an example of the best Russia can offer when fighting the common enemy in Syria.
Извините, друзья.
From one ex-RAF guy (and possibly more on this forum.)