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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacoba |
| Owner/operator: | 53 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lublin -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 26 July 1944, a Airacobra of 53 GvIAP was shot down by German fighters on approach to land near Lublin.
Lt Vasily Alekseevich Doronichev was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie4489914/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93869179/
https://www.bvvaul.ru/profiles/5254.php
https://ava.org.ru/iap/53g.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2025 09:52 | JF | Added |
| 17-Sep-2025 10:26 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 10:34 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 10:37 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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