IL-76 Navigator and Head of Electronic Warfare - Major

Unit: 117th Transport Aviation Regiment, 18th Military Transport Aviation Division, Military Transport Aviation Command, Western Military District

Eight and a half months before his last flight, pilot Stepan Perminov became a father for the first time. His wife of 15 years, Maria, gave birth to a son, Leo.

Cargo ID: #268

English Name: Stepan Nikolaevich Perminov

Russian Name: Перминов Степан Николаевич

Date of Birth: April 18, 1984 (age: 38 years)

Registered Address: Salmyshskaya street, 72/2, Orenburg, Russia (51.813043, 55.175782)

Awards: Order of Courage (ph.), Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class, Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st Class, Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class, Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class, Medal "Participant of the Military Operation in Syria", Medal "Participant of the Military Maneuvers - Vostok 2018", Medal "For Service in Electronic Warfare Troops", Badge "Officer 1st Class", Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"

On June 23–24, 2022, the heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD No. 78778 performed a training flight along the Orenburg-Ryazan-Belgorod route. The crew included the aircraft commander, Lieutenant Colonel Petrushin [Cargo ID #270], the head of electronic warfare, navigator Major S. N. Perminov [Cargo ID #268], senior flight engineer-instructor of the 18th military transport aviation division, Major Gorbunov [Cargo ID #269], airborne equipment flight engineer, ensign Andreev and five more military personnel.