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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 3./255 IAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ekkerøy, Norway -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a combat mission, Airacobra of 3./255 IAP was shot down in Air Combat near Ekkerøy, Norway and crashed into sea.
Lt Ivan Ignatievich Rossiychuk was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93719841/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekker%C3%B8y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2021 18:11 | JF | Added |
| 27-Aug-2021 16:08 | JF | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 09:03 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 07-Aug-2023 14:32 | JF | Updated |
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