The hammer and sickle is a good touch mate, gives it a true russian feel. I do like the name in the banner, its good.
That pic he wants using, it looks ok if you make it slightly bigger/longer without to much distortion etc. Im struggling with how to add photos together etc though if that makes any sense, i'll need to find a new programme.
I still think the 109 shooting down a LA7 looks good though
Im sure he'll love it.