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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Polikarpov R-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khalkhin Gol Area -
 Mongolia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Took off on a liaison mission to the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division. R-5Sh was intercepted by JAAF Ki-27 fighters of the 24th Sentai, 2nd Chutai and shot down at Khalkhin Gol Area.
St/Lt Nikolay Ulyanovich Suprun (pilot) was killed. Observer Arkhipov bailed out.
Sources:
Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces / Mikhail Maslov
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/r-5/suprun.html
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero82705490/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2011 12:22 | harro | Added |
| 01-Sep-2016 18:57 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Jun-2023 07:32 | JF | Updated |
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