Vasily Reshetnikov

Vasily V. Reshetnikov was born in 1919. He was a soviet pilot during World War II.[1] He was one of the best pilots that the Soviet Union had on the eastern front. He flew 307 missions mainly as a pilot for a long range bomber. You might have seen the Tu-160 that might have recently entered British airspace. One of the long range bombers had his name on the plane as a tribute to Mr. Reshetnikov. [2]. You can see a picture of the plane that was taken by a British pilot that was shadowing the plane while in British airspace. [3]. Russia has said that while the plane was flying over the Arctic and Atlantic it did not enter British airspace.