Remembering pilot Tran Quang Khai

VOV.VN - The family and friends of the pilot of the downed SU-30 fighter jet are sharing memories of the man who loved flying from an early age.

Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai, deputy head and chief of staff of Regiment 923 doing what he loved best.

“He was a very special person, very calm, brave, and intelligent,” said a friend on his Facebook page.


Senior Lieutenant Colonel Khai in happier times at the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in 2013.



Flying an SU-30 aircraft during a training mission.

Fellow soldiers stand to attention and give a final salute to their fallen comrade as he makes his final journey home to Hanoi.

 

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