Dzeroun Isahakian
Dzeroun Isahakian | |
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 Isahakian in 2007 | |
| Born | 24 July 1982 Parnagi, Hayreniky |
| Died | 27 March 2010 (aged 27) |
| Allegiance |  Syara |
| Service/ | Commonality Air Force |
| Years of service | 2005-2010 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 35th Fighter Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Zemplen War |
| Awards | see below |
Dzeroun Isahakian (10 October, 1979 - 6 October, 2009) was a Syaran pilot and flying ace of the Zemplen War.
An ethnic Hayreniky, Isahakian joined the Commonality Air Force in 2005. Originally trained on the Ceyx, he transferred over to the Zephyr in 2008 just before the outbreak of the Zemplen War. During Operation Aspis Isahakian recorded his first kill on an AFSF-8 Folivori. During the Ruvelkan Winter Counter-Offensive he succeeded in shooting down an AFASF-12 Drago Air Superiority Fighter, and downed another during Operation Synaspismos before being shot down in early March. He succesfully ejected and landed close enough to the front line to sneak back to the Syaran side and rejoined his unit. During Operation Sagaris he downed another Folivori, and later in June shot down another Drago to make himself an ace. Isahakian continued to serve along the southern front for most the war, conducting combat air patrols along the Matra Mountains. In December 2009 he shot down an AFASF-10 Donnola Air Superiority Fighter for his sixth and final kill. On 23 March 2010 Isahakian was shot down by a surface-to-air missile while returning from patrol, and either was unable or unwilling to eject. His body was recovered by the Ruvelka and returned to Syara after the war ended.
Isahakian was the only ethnic Hayreniky ace in the CAF. An elementary school and highway in his hometown of Parnagi was named after him in 2014.