Lithuanian Air Force commander dismissed in wake of Su-27 crash
RIA NOVOSTI. September 26, 2005, 4:03 PM
VILNIUS, September 26 (RIA Novosti, Vladimir Vodo) - The commander of the Lithuanian Air Force has been dismissed, a Lithuanian radio station quoted Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas as saying Monday.
Colonel Jonas Marcinkus was dismissed by Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Major General Valdas Tutkus based on information provided by the Lithuanian State Security Department.
Kirkilas confirmed Marcinkus's dismissal was linked to the recent crash of a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter
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today in the russian press:
Valery Troyanov, the first class pilot of the Russian Su-27 fighter which crashed in Lithuania, has been found guilty and may be demoted to a lower class by Russian air force. A special Russian commission found out that the pilot had lost orientation during his flight task, which had led to fuel depletion and caused the engines to stop.
Valery Troyanov, the first class pilot of the Russian Su-27 fighter which crashed in Lithuania, has been found guilty and may be demoted to a lower class by Russian air force. A special Russian commission found out that the pilot had lost orientation during his flight task, which had led to fuel depletion and caused the engines to stop.