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| Date: | Friday 11 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 145 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Shongui Airfield, Murmansk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 11 July 1941 during a combat mission, I-16 of 145 IAP was shot down by german fighters near Shongui Airfield, Murmansk Oblast.
Squadron Commander, St/Lt Mikhail Ivanovich Balashov was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie1168420985/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie1168661066/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2024 08:33 | JF | Added |
| 28-Nov-2024 08:37 | JF | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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