"The Russian Knights" Aerobatic Team

#5 major Alexander Ivashkin

Head of Aerial Weapons and Tactical Training for the Aircraft Show Center

1st class military pilot.

Born on December 1, 1983 in Kushchevskaya village, Krasnodar region. 2006 – Graduated from the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School. Served for the 185th Center of Aviation Combat Training, Astrakhan. Since 2017 he has been doing his military service at the Kubinka air base. During his service he mastered the following aircraft: L-39, MiG-29, MiG-29SMT, Su-30SM and Su-35S. His flight time on these types of aircraft makes 1,350 hours. He has been a member of the group main structure since 2020. Married. Raises three sons. Goes in for fishing and hunting.