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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1939 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area -
 Mongolia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 27 May 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-16 of 22 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with JAAF fighters near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area.
St/Lt Nikolai Stepanovich Cherenkov was killed.
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/mongolia/tamsagbulag/index.html
https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2023 07:19 | JF | Added |
| 31-Aug-2023 10:47 | JF | Updated |
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