Accident Polikarpov I-16 222, Tuesday 31 March 1942
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Date:Tuesday 31 March 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force
Registration: 222
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Qionglai County-Level City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province -   China
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
I-16 #222: Destroyed by accident in a flight during which formation combat was practised.
Pilot: Yingxiong ZHOU (23)

Sources:

https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20240611A03BKE00

Revision history:

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