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| Date: | Monday 3 July 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tupolev SB 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 38 SBAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 6/61 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Nomon-Khan-Burd-Obo, Khalkhin Gol Area -
 Mongolia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 03 July 1939, SB 2 of 38 SBAP failed to return from a Combat mission at Nomon-Khan-Burd-Obo, Khalkhin Gol Area.
Crew (all missing):
St/Lt Sergey Ivanovich Zhigalov (Pilot)
Lt Nikolai Prokofievich Egorov (Navigator)
Lt Iosif Yefimovich Neplokh (Radio Operator)
The wreckage was found in 2019.
Sources:
https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
https://www.kr-media.ru/news/aon/poiskoviki-ustanovili-pamyatnyy-znak-na-meste-gibeli-ekipazha-bombardirovshchika-v-mongolii/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2023 15:33 | JF | Added |
| 14-Jun-2023 06:13 | JF | Updated |
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