Igor Tkachenko

{{Short description|Russian military pilot (1964-2009)}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Igor Tkachenko

| image = Igor Tkachenko.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|07|26|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|08|16|1964|07|26|df=y}}

| placeofburial=

| birth_place = Venzy Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union

| death_place = Moscow Oblast, Russia

| placeofburial_coordinates =

| allegiance =

{{flag|Soviet Union}}

{{flag|Russian Federation}}

| branch =

{{flagicon image|Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg}} Soviet Air Force

{{flagicon image|Flag of the Russian Air Force.svg}} Russian Air Force

| serviceyears = 1980's - 2009

| rank = Guard Colonel

| commands =

| awards =Hero of the Russian Federation

}}

File:Russian Knights Tkachenko tribute flight Mishin.jpg salute in memory of Igor Tkachenko, leader of the group, who died during practice a week earlier.]]

Igor Valentinovich Tkachenko ({{langx|ru|И́горь Валенти́нович Ткаче́нко}}, July 26, 1964 — August 16, 2009) was a Russian military pilot with the rank of Colonel, Russian Knights group leader, Chief of the 237th Guards Aviation Showing Center of the Russian Air Force at Kubinka air base. He was killed in a mid-air collision whilst practicing for the 2009 MAKS Airshow.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8204072.stm Pilot dies as Russia jets collide], BBC News Online

He was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation honorary title posthumously on August 22, 2009, and the main-belt asteroid 269390 Igortkachenko, discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Leonid Elenin in 2009, was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 19 September 2013 ({{small|M.P.C. 85018}}).