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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 298 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km E of Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 15 February 1942, I-16 of 298 IAP crashed 8 km E of Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk).
Squadron Commander, Captain Alexey Mikhailovich Melnikov was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero103223456/
http://allaces.ru/sssr/struct/p/iap298.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2024 18:51 | JF | Added |
| 17-Jun-2024 08:43 | JF | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2024 08:53 | JF | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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