Allegiance Belarus Years of service ?—2012 Spouse(s) Tatyana Gridnyov | Service/branch Belarusian Air Force Rank Lieutenant Colonel Name Nikolai Gridnyov | |
Died 10 June 2012
near Naviny, Grodno Region, Belarus | ||
Nikolai Gridnyov (Russian: Nikolai Gridnev) was a pilot serving in the Belarusian Air Force. In June 2012 he was killed after losing control of a Sukhoi Su-25 and crashing outside of a village. He was ordered to eject, but instead remained on board to make sure the aircraft did not crash into the village.
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