ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89317
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 10-MAR-1940 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Tupolev TB-3 |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force group Spirin |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | 22198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Murtoselkä, Kemijärvi -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Gideon Karlsson from Swedish volontary F-19 in a Gloster Gladiator. Pilot Sub Lieutenant Sergej T. Karepov force-landed at Lake Murtoselkä. Crew survived the forced landing but five was killed when they resisted Finnish ground forces.
Sources:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sweden_karlsson.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 13:33 | Masen63 | Added |
| 22-Jan-2011 13:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2011 12:39 | Masen63 | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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