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| Date: | Friday 25 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 821 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Auce area, 90 km SW of Riga -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 25 August 1944, Airacobra of 821 IAP did not return from a combat mission in the Auce area, 90 km SW of Riga.
Lt Mikhail Timofeevich Pantyushin was missing in action (MIA).
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie5014287/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero123076756/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auce
https://ava.org.ru/iap/821.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2025 10:22 | JF | Added |
| 17-Aug-2025 10:26 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 10:29 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 16:05 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 16:40 | JF | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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