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| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-7 |
| Owner/operator: | 15 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Novorossiysk Bay, Krasnodar Krai -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 20 April 1942, during a Combat Mission Yak-7 of 15 IAP was shot down in Air Combat over Novorossiysk Bay, Krasnodar Krai.
Squadron Commander, Captain Vasily Kuzmich Stepanov was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero101585367/
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=3619
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2023 09:32 | JF | Added |
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