Dimitri Heinreich

Dimitri "Blue Heron" Heinreich was known as a hero on the eastern battlefront. His running kill record of 54 earned him the title of one of the best aces during the Belkan War.

History
The Heinreich family is a descendant of a Belkan knight who performed great roles in politics and wars during the days of the Belkan dynasty. Even today, his family is busy doing business in the world of trade, making use of the relationship with the political and economic circles. The Heinreich family seemingly retired from the military, but their spirit and patriotism has surely been inherited from generation to generation. It was no surprise that Dimitri, the fourth son, decided to join the military to do what's right for Belka just like his ancestors.

Gifted with a talent of combat flight, Dimitri Heinreich built up kill scores and became a Lieutenant Colonel in 1988. His ability to take his aircraft to the limit while flying with precision had won him a brilliant war record. It took him only 7 years to get to that rank. The extreme right-wing Democratic Liberal Party of Belka won the most seats and took power in 1992. This year, it was rumored that a group of former Belkan aristocrats had influence on the military, but Dimitri, who would never boast of his lineage, earned the title of ace on his own. He flew the JAS-39C Gripen with the 7th Air Division 51st Tactical Fighter Squadron, from the beginning through the end of the war. This was because of the plane's excellent acceleration fully met his squadron's expectation. The white wings of their planes were adorned with the emblem of "Indigo" cruciform.

On March 27th, 1995, he made a name for himself in the operation of gaining control of Model at the border of Gebet on the eastern front. He shot down numerous numbers of Gebetian Squadrons. His Indigo squadron also shot down nine F-14Ds from Fato (believed to be the 3rd Air Division 122nd Tactical Fighter Squadron) in 5 minutes from the moment the battle started. The countries east of Belka were brought under control of Belka in just a few days. Belka's attack was so quick that Fato and Gebet had no time to establish a defense line. As a result, Belkan pilots built up as many kill scores as they wanted in those skies. It was said that there had been 20 years advantage on Belka's side considering the skills of the Air Force of the eastern countries.

In light of this, the Indigo squadron was lucky and won many great and hard battles. When Dimitri was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he was also assigned to the commander of the 51st Tactical Fighter Squadron. He was doing his job pretty nicely both on the desk and in the sky.

On April 20th, 1995, his squadron was suddenly ordered to fly to Area B7R instead of flying to Gebet or Fato. The Indigo squadron wasn't unfamiliar with B7R, which was not nearly as dangerous as the front lines of Gebet or Fato. Or rather, they had flown in that airspace and shot down quite a few planes there. But the day finally came when his career as a fighter pilot came to an end.

During an engagement over The Round Table, the Indigo Squadron was engaged by the 66th AFU Galm of the Ustian Air Force. The 66th AFU had succeded in shooting down the Indigo Squadron by the end of the engagement. Having been shot down by the allied forces squadron and heavily wounded, Dimitri Heinreich was in a coma for 3 months. He came back to consciousness and found that the war was over. He had no choice but to resign the military since his injury and family's concern. He is said to have his hands full with his family business. He resides in Lichtenburg, Belka which is presumed to be somewhere in northern Belka, around the Belkan capital city of Dinsmark.