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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tupolev SB 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 SBAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khalkhin Gol Area -
 Mongolia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 21 August 1939 during a Combat Mission, SB 2 of 56 SBAP was shot down by Flak at Khalkhin Gol Area.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Grigorievich Suprun (Pilot), missing
Ml/Lt Vasily Mikhailovich Cherepennikov (Navigator), missing
Starshina Nikolay Ivanovich Zarubin (Radio Operator), was taken prisoner (POW)
Sources:
https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_kartoteka1107937214/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2023 16:07 | JF | Added |
| 16-Jun-2023 16:09 | JF | Updated |
| 19-Jun-2023 14:19 | JF | Updated |
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