Fedir Kostiantynovych Tyshchuk (, born in Znosychi,

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) is a Ukrainian military pilot

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1st class, Colonel of the

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of the

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of the

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Biography

As of 2004, Tyshchuk was the deputy commander of the

. He served as the head of the Southern Air Command. He is a member of the

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pilot group of the

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. Tyshchuk took part in the

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2000 air show in

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, where he demonstrated the highest professional skills and was called the "King of the Air Ball". 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. 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. He also had victories in Romania, Austria and Turkey. 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. He was the teacher of General

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. Tyshchuk holds departmental awards from the

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References

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