Vencislav Dunkin

Commission Findings: High-Risk Decisions Led to Bulgaria's Graf Ignatievo Air Crash

Published by Novinite on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 11:19

Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense's commission investigating the September 13 aviation accident at Graf Ignatievo Airbase, which resulted in the deaths of Lieutenant Colonel Petko Dimitrov and Captain Vencislav Dunkin, concluded that the pilots took an unreasonably high risk.

Final Farewell to Pilots Who Died in Training Accident near Graf Ignatievo

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/21/2024 - 17:10

Bulgarian military personnel and colleagues paid their final respects to Lieutenant Colonel Petko Dimitrov and Captain Vencislav Dunkin, who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 13. The farewell ceremony took place at the 12th air base in Dolna Mitropolia, where the two pilots were honored with full military rites.

Renewed Calls for Resignations in Bulgaria's Military Leadership After Fatal L-39 Crash

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/14/2024 - 10:49

Dimitrina Popova, the wife of MiG-29 pilot Major Valentin Terziev, who died in 2021, has renewed her call for the resignation of Bulgaria's top military leadership via social media. Her appeal follows the tragic deaths of two military pilots on Friday near Graf Ignatievo involving the L-39 aircraft.