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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1942 |
| Time: | 12:36 MSK |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40 |
| Owner/operator: | 154 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pogostye, Mginsky District, Leningrad Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 February 1942 during a Combat Mission, P-40 of 154 IAP was shot down in Air Combat near Pogostye, Mginsky District, Leningrad Oblast.
Lt Pavel Petrovich Kocherga was killed.
The wreck was found in May 2020.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93534298/
https://vk.com/avialost?w=wall-98972092_1040%2Fall
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=14574
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2024 09:45 | JF | Added |
| 18-Apr-2024 15:09 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2024 15:14 | JF | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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