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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 821 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | over Azerbaijan -
 Azerbaijan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hajigabul airfield |
| Hajigabul airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 24 July 1943, Spitfire Mk V of 821 IAP did not return from a training mission over Azerbaijan.
Lt Alexey Nikiforovich Nikiforov was missing.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie4112519/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/kld-card_uchet_officer498623/
https://metar-taf.com/airport/AZ-0017-hajigabul-kazi-magomed-airport
https://ava.org.ru/iap/821.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2025 09:02 | JF | Added |
| 10-Aug-2025 09:09 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2025 09:12 | JF | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 11-Aug-2025 18:08 | JF | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 16:48 | JF | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 16:03 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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