The hunter pilot of the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela, Colonel Paulino Millán, who died this Sunday in the fulfillment of his mission, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general post mortem, announced the Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino López.
Through his Twitter account, Padrino López specified that by orders of President Nicolás Maduro, the prominent soldier was promoted post-mortem.
“The President and CJ @NicolasMaduro has ordered the promotion to the rank of Brigadier General postmortem to the undefeated Colonel Paulino Millán, hunter pilot of our heroic Bolivarian Military Aviation, who changed scenery in the line of duty. He flies high my General! ”, The Minister published.
FANB mourned the death of the pilot
This Sunday the aircraft, a Sukhoi 30 Mk2 with the acronym 3363, was carrying out practices on the occasion of the celebration of July 5, National Independence Day, and crashed to the ground in the Maitana sector, Paracotos parish, Guaicaipuro municipality, in the state from Miranda.
In view of the event, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) regretted, through a releasethe death of the pilot Colonel Paulino José Millán Sabino when the plane crashed to the ground Sukhoiin the middle of the practices on the occasion of the commemorative acts of the next July 5.
“We are greatly saddened by the irreparable loss of a brave military professional, who offered his life serving the nation,” said the FANB statement published through its account on the social network Twitter.
The aircraft belonging to the Bolivarian Military Aviation was also piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Luis Hernández Gómez. Both pilots managed to eject at the time of the accident, but when they fell to the ground, Colonel Millán died.
“The aircraft was piloted by Colonel Paulino José Millán Sabino and Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Luis Hernández Gómez; both crew members managing to eject, however, unfortunately Col. Paulino José Millán Sabino died when he fell to the ground,” the statement said.
heartfelt condolences
After the unfortunate event, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the “distinguished pilot Col. Paulino José Millán Sabino”, who died during practice maneuvers on the occasion of the commemorative acts of July 5.
“I am sorry to inform you that during the practice maneuvers for the commemorative acts of our independence, an aircraft from our Bolivarian Military Aviation crashed to the ground, causing the physical loss of the distinguished pilot Col. Paulino José Millán Sabino, my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and our FANB”, said the Head of State on the social network.
video of the accident
This Sunday on social networks, a video was released in which it can be seen that the aircraft, when passing through a flock of birds, suffered a malfunction in the engine system, which caused it to fall to the ground and “not due to mechanical damage or human errors,” clarified the Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace in a message posted on his Twitter account along with the audiovisual material.
“Honor and Glory Colonel. Paulino José Millán Sabino! From @Mijpvzla, we join the mourning of the family and friends of this distinguished man from the Bolivarian Military Aviation, who transcended in an air accident caused by the intervention of a bird in the engine system that caused his fall to the ground, not due to mechanical damage or human errors,” the Ministry published on Twitter.
shiny aviator
It should be noted that Colonel Paulino José Millán Sabino was one of the most brilliant pilots of the Bolivarian Military Aviation.
It was learned that the late Colonel Paulino José Millán Sabino last Friday obtained First Place in the order of merit of his promotion for promotion to the Grade of Command Colonel.
“The deceased pilot was Col. Paulino José Millán Sabino, who last Friday obtained First Place in the order of merit of his promotion to the rank of Command Colonel,” reported the noticiasoficialesve account of the Instagram social network.
