Fedir Tyshchuk
Native name
Федір Тищук
Birth nameFedir Kostiantynovych Tyshchuk
BornZnosychi, Rivne Oblast
AllegianceUkraine Ukraine
Service/branch Ukrainian Air Force
RankColonel
Unit831st Tactical Aviation Brigade

Fedir Kostiantynovych Tyshchuk (Ukrainian: Іван Костянтинович Тищук, born in Znosychi, Rivne Oblast[1]) is a Ukrainian military pilot ace 1st class, Colonel of the Air Force of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]

Biography

As of 2004, Tyshchuk was the deputy commander of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade. He served as the head of the Southern Air Command. He is a member of the Ukrainian Falcons pilot group of the Ukrainian Air Force.[2][3][4][5]

Tyshchuk took part in the Timișoara 2000 air show in Romania, where he demonstrated the highest professional skills and was called the "King of the Air Ball".[2] In 2004, he won an air show in Slovakia. In the same year, he was recognized as the best pilot at the 11th SIAD International Aviation Festival.[5] For the best aerial demonstration, Lieutenant Colonel Fedir Tyshchuk was awarded the main prize, a combat saber, by the governor of South Moravia, Stanislav Juranenko, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Republic Army, Lieutenant General Pavel Štefka, presented him with a commemorative medal.[3] He also had victories in Romania, Austria and Turkey.[6]

He mastered 5 types of combat aircraft. In 2000–2004, he was recognized as the best pilot in Europe. Some of the world's best aerobatics were created only by Colonel Fedir Tyshchuk.[2] He was the teacher of General Vasyl Nikiforov.[7]

Tyshchuk holds departmental awards from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ольга Лотоцька (2011-01-27). "Скарбниця надбань зносицьких майстрів". Сарненські новини. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Село Зносичі". Немовицька громада. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. 1 2 Іван Бойко (2004-09-11). "Сокіл високо літає". Україна молода. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ↑ "На Миргородському аеродромі на Полтавщині показали вищий пілотаж на Су-27". depo Полтава. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. 1 2 "831 бригада". Aviatsia Halychyny. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ↑ Віктор Гедз. Зіркове соло полковника Коваля, Військо України, 2011, № 8, s. 32—35.
  7. ↑ Анастасія Олехнович (2020-02-19). ""Кожна фігура вищого пілотажу – елемент реального бою, а не просто красивий маневр у повітрі"". АрміяInform. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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