ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139712
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | P.Z.L. 24 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Hellenic Air Force |
| Registration: | D 113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Moschopolis -
 Albania
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 3 December 1940 six 23 Mira PZL P.24s engaged 18 CR.42s of 160o Gruppo led by Maggiore Oscar Molinari, south-west of Moschopolis (now called Voskopojë, in Albania) which had been recently taken by the Greek forces. Three of the Greek fighters were claimed shot down by Molinari, Sottotenente Giorgio Moretti and Sergente Luciano Tarantini, while a fourth and two probables were claimed shared by several pilots. Greek aircraft losses are not known in detail, but one pilot, Yposminagos (1st Lieutenant) Konstantinos Tsitsas, was killed in the combat when his PZL P.24 D113 was shot down. 23 Mira pilots claimed one CR.42.
Sources:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_tarantini.htm
http://www.greekrealm.com/forum/greek-culture-tradition/9367-day-greece-24.html
http://www.pasoipa.org.gr/lefkoma/pilot_details/?id=147
https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Μοσχόπολη
http://www.maplandia.com/albania/korce/voskopoje/_/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2011 12:22 | nikitas | Added |
| 03-Dec-2015 09:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 08:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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