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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 70 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Khalkhin Gol -
 Mongolia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bain Tumen Airfield |
| Tamsag Bulag Airfield |
During a ferry flight from Bain Tumen Airfield to Tamsag Bulag Airfield, I-16 of 70 IAP crashed at Khalkhin Gol Area.
Commander of 70 IAP, Major Dmitry Maksimovich Chumakov was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-nagrada_kartoteka1111300423/
https://www.bvvaul.ru/profiles/5403.php
http://allaces.ru/sssr/struct/p/iap70.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2023 07:19 | JF | Added |
| 28-Aug-2023 10:25 | JF | Updated |
| 10-Dec-2023 18:56 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Dec-2023 19:02 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Nov-2024 08:24 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Nov-2024 08:27 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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