From 8 o’clock on February 1, at the funeral home of Yen Bai Provincial General Hospital, the funeral of Major Tran Ngoc Duy sacrifice while on duty combat training flight January 31 in Yen Bai is held according to military rites.
Delegations of officials and officers of the Ministry of National Defense, Air Defense-Air Force; Air Force Divisions, schools and affiliated units; visiting delegations of the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Bai province and mass organizations, socio-political and people of Yen Bai city visited, condolences with family.
The memorial and funeral ceremony for Major Tran Ngoc Duy at 12:20 pm on the same day; cremated at the Universal Transformation Station in Thai Nguyen city, buried at Doc Lim cemetery, Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province.
Major Tran Ngoc Duy (born in 1992), hometown in Tan Phong commune, Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province; residing in Nam Cuong ward, Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province; Deputy Squadron, Chief of Staff of 1st Squadron, 921st Air Regiment, 371st Division.
Delegations came to pay their respects to Major Tran Ngoc Duy’s family. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA)Pilot Tran Ngoc Duy enlisted in the army in September 2010, trained as a military aircraft officer at the Air Force Officer School and experienced the duties and positions of a pilot, 2nd Squadron, 937th Regiment, Division 370, Air Defense-Air Force; pilot, Deputy Squadron Leader, 1st Squadron, 921st Regiment, 371st Division.
After that, pilot Tran Ngoc Duy was the Deputy Squadron Leader – Chief of Staff of Squadron 1, Regiment 921, Division 371 of the Air Defense-Air Force.
During the course of the mission, pilot Tran Ngoc Duy has accumulated a total of 725 hours and 25 minutes of flight time; awarded the title of grassroots emulation soldier in 2020.
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Pilot Tran Ngoc Duy got it conferment of military rank Second lieutenant in 2014, promoted to lieutenant in 2016, lieutenant in 2019, promoted ahead of time from the rank of lieutenant to captain in 2021.
Before the brave action of pilot Tran Ngoc Duy when the plane crashed despite being ordered to parachute, but because he tried to save the plane, he died, on February 1, the Ministry of Defense decided to promote the army. Officer rank from Captain to Major for pilot Tran Ngoc Duy.
Delegations came to pay their respects to Major Tran Ngoc Duy’s family. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA)Before that, at 12:09 on January 31, 2023, the Su 22 aircraft, number 5873 of the 921st Airborne Regiment, Division 371, Air Defense-Air Force, led by Captain Tran Ngoc 3rd level pilot Duy pilot took off the first flight, training flight number 206. At 12:27, during landing, the plane crashed, the pilot was ordered to parachute but tried to save the plane. However, the plane crashed and the pilot died.
Immediately following the incident, the Ministry of National Defense directed the Air Defense-Air Force and relevant agencies and units to urgently overcome the consequences, investigate and clarify the cause of the accident; together with functional agencies and Party committees, authorities and local organizations to visit and encourage family and do policy work for pilot Tran Ngoc Duy and his family./.
Viet Dung (VNA/Vietnam+)