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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-9 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 IAP Soviet Navy - Baltic Fleet |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jūrmalciems, 15 km S of Liepāja, Latvia -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Yak-9 of 9 IAP was shot down in aerial combat near Jūrmalciems, 15 km S of Liepāja, Latvia. St/Lt Pavel Ilyich Verkhovets was killed.
Sources:
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76572517
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76785665
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2021 10:32 | JF | Added |
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