====== Pigeon ======

**Thaddeus Mushimiyimana**, callsign **Pigeon**, is a Sotoan pilot flying with ASASIN's mercenary fighter squadron. A decent fighter pilot, Pigeon achieved several victories against air and ground targets in the Valkan War. Below are excerpts from recorded interviews with the pilot.

//Original portrait by [[https://www.tumblr.com/silusvesuius|silusvesuvius]].//
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{{infobox>
header_image = sse3:characters:pigeon.png
name = Thaddeus Mushimiyimana
== Biographical Information ==
Callsign = Pigeon
Gender = Male (he/him)
Height = 180cm (5'11")
Date of Birth = 1968-08-15
Nationality = Sotoan
Religion = Islam
Parents = Obediah Mushimiyimana \\ Prudence Mushimiyimana
Sibling =  Simon Mushimiyimana
== Military Service ==
Allegiance(s) = ASASIN
Rank = Rafiq
Service Period = 1998-?
Aircraft = MiG-23MLD Flogger\\ F-4E Phantom\\ Su-25 Frogfoot\\ F-20C Tigershark\\ A-10A Warthog\\ J-10C Firebird
}}

==== Early Life ====
"Born in Baia. Few years after the war. Popped inta hard times. Summa the chanatas… the, uh, neighborhoods, they was blown out. My parents’ was wunna them. Paid off house and all … We, uh, lived in wunna the agaces. Rukondo-Obeste. Stayed outta trouble, 'lieve it or not. I really did. Flew since I was 13. Early growth spurt. Brother got me a job smugglin' khat ... got caught, thrown into lockup."

==== Military Service ====
"'Sasin got me outta lockup. Took five years off my sentence in exchange fo' bein' a pilot at dock'd pay. Went training at th' Kot islands, then got assigned t'Taso a few months. After that? Tul Makhfi. Not long b'fore all hell broke loose ..."

=== Valkan War===
"Got on ... twelve missions? Flew over ... Arbae, Saunnu, n' Sotoa. Not Valka, though ... maybe fo' th' better."

== Victories ==
^Date^Plane^Type^Victim^
|5/28|MiG-23MLD|A2A|MiG-29 Fulcrum (Sim)|
|6/7|F-4E|A2G|Landship|
|6/13|Su-25|A2G|SPAA|
|6/14|F-20A|A2A|F-4 Phantom|
|6/14|F-20A|A2A|F-15 Eagle|
|6/14|F-20A|A2A|MiG-31 Foxhound|
|6/14|F-20A|A2A|MiG-31 Foxhound|
|6/14|F-20A|A2A|Victor|
|6/21|A-10A|A2G|SAM Site|
|6/21|A-10A|A2G|SAM Site|
|6/21|A-10A|A2G|AA Site|
|6/21|A-10A|A2G|Oil Rig|
|6/28|F-20C|A2A|MiG-31 Foxhound|
|6/28|F-20C|A2A|MiG-31 Foxhound|
|7/25|J-10C|A2A|F/A-18E SHornet|
|7/26|J-10C|A2A|Su-30M2 FlankerG+|
|7/26|J-10C|A2A|Su-30M2 FlankerG+|
|7/26|J-10C|A2A|Su-30M2 FlankerG+|
|8/2|J-10C|A2G|Silo|

==== Personal Life ====
"Had someone in lockup. Had a break. Killed by guards. Haven' found someone since."

==== Art ====

=== Personal Emblem ===
{{sse3:characters:pigeon-emblem-whitebg.png?200}}

=== Liveries ===
MiG-23MLD

{{sse3:characters:pigeon-mig23mld.png?600}}

F-4E

{{sse3:characters:pigeon-f4e.png?600}}

J-10A

{{sse3:characters:pigeon-j10.png?600}}

~~NOTOC~~