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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-7 |
| Owner/operator: | 283 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a combat mission, Yak-7 of 283 IAP was shot down in Air Combat near Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast.
Squadron Commander and Hero of the Soviet Union (27.03.1942), Captain Mikhail Petrovich Galkin was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93018075/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2023 10:02 | JF | Added |
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