When the First Nagorno-Karabakh War started, Aliyev was assigned to participate in military flights.[3] Yavar Aliyev made several flights to Karabakh at Mi-24 helicopter. He died on February 29, 1992, when Armenians shot down his helicopter in one of the battles in Karabakh.[2]
Honors
Yavar Yaqub oglu Aliyev was posthumously awarded the title of the "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No. 204 dated 14 September 1992.[1]
He was buried at a Martyrs' Lane cemetery in Baku. A school where he studied in Pirallahi Island and National Aviation Academy were named after him.[2]