Firsts pictures of the Russian pilot who died when Turkish F-16 shot down his jet over Syria, the co-pilot who survived and the infantryman who was killed during daring rescue mission

Captain Konstantin Murahtin(right) had been taken by rebel forces, and was saved by Russian military in an all-night joint operation with Syrian government forces, and taken to a Russian air base. His co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov has been confirmed dead, reportedly shot by Syrian Turkmen rebels as he parachuted out of the flaming wreckage of their Sukhoi SU-24. President Putin announced that Cpt. Murahtin and Lt. Col. Peshkov will be awarded state honours. A Russian soldier named Alexandr Pozynich who was killed during the 12-hour operation, possibly while carrying out a search-and-rescue in a helicopter, will also be honored.