Accident Yakovlev Yak-7 -, Saturday 8 May 1943
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Date:Saturday 8 May 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic yak7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Yakovlev Yak-7
Owner/operator:15 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:S of Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai -   Russia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 08 May 1943 during a Combat Mission, Yak-7 of 15 IAP was shot down in Air Combat S of Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai.
Lt Vasily Nikitovich Zuev was killed.


Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero103758962/

Revision history:

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