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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
| Owner/operator: | 50 ORAP Soviet Navy - Pacific Fleet |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km NE of Smolyaninovo, Primorsky Krai -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Novorossiya Air Base |
| Novorossiya Air Base |
During a training mission from Novorossiya Air Base, P-63 of 50 ORAP crashed in adverse weather conditions 5 km NE of Smolyaninovo, Primorsky Krai. Hero of Soviet Union (06.03.1945), Captain Viktor Ivanovich Shcherbakov was killed. The crash site was discovered in May 2010.
Sources:
http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/sh/sherbak_vi.htm
https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=12918
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2021 18:12 | JF | Added |
| 22-Aug-2021 18:19 | JF | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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