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| Date: | Monday 7 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 Type 05 |
| Owner/operator: | 145 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 521А127 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 07 July 1941 during a Combat mission, I-16 Type 05 (serial 521А127) was shot down in Air Combat at Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast.
Ml/Lt Stepan Grigorievich Chegaev was killed.
The wreck was found in 2022.
Sources:
https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/murmansk/chegaev-stepan-grigorevich
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie50046881/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2024 11:27 | JF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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