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I read on the Internet, on the news, that the plane crashed. When the information came in that it was a MIG 21 military plane, I knew my dad was in it, but I was hoping it had catapulted and survived.
This was told to his friend the son of the eldest Dejan Krsnik (49), who died in a military plane crash in the village of Brasina near Mali Zvornik on Friday morning, together with his colleague Zvonko Vasiljevic (43), a first class captain. The tragedy occurred around 9.15 am, and Krsnik and Vasiljevic took off from Batajnica airport to perform a regular flight task, writes “Kurir.”
Receive condolences
The only son of Major Krsnik received his condolences with his mother yesterday in an apartment in Zemun. His friend says he told him what happened on the fateful day.
– He told me that Dejan was supposed to be free on Friday, but they called him from work and asked him to come to the airport to fly with Vasiljevic. Dejan agreed to work on his day off as well, says a friend.
According to her, Dejan’s son waited until the last moment for his father to survive the accident.
– At first, nobody knew what was happening. Dejan’s son was called by friends, family, colleagues, they asked him how he was doing. A few hours later, he was told that he had died and had to tell his mother. He told me that the whole world collapsed on him, that at that moment he dropped the phone he was holding – says the interlocutor and continues:
– I asked him if he knew what was the cause of the tragedy, he told me that he did not know, that they had not been told anything yet and that the investigation would determine what happened.
Krsnik’s friends and colleagues say that he was a great professional and that he went through all the battlefields.
– The eldest was supposed to retire soon, this was one of his last assignments in the army. When he retired, he planned to continue working as a flight instructor at the Vršac pilot academy, which his son also attends. He went through all the battlefields, and also participated in the defense of the country in 1999 – says a friend.
They were proud
Zemun’s neighbors also have nice words for him, stating that he was a great gentleman.
– It is a wonderful and calm family, now it is left without a pillar. Dejan’s son and wife should be proud – said the neighbor.
The Minister of Defense, Aleksandar Vulin, the Chief of the General Staff, General Milan Mojsilović, the Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense, Major General Duško Žarković, the Commander of the 204th Air Brigade, Colonel Brane Krnjajić, and colleagues from the unit they visited the families of the dead.
– The Air Force lost two first-rate pilots, experienced, good people, favorites of the team. They performed all tasks responsibly, loyal to their profession as an officer and to their people. They were part of our pride, is stated in the announcement of the ministry.
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