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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacoba |
| Owner/operator: | 129 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Frăsuleni, Romania -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 30 May 1944 during a combat mission, Airacobra of 129 GvIAP was shot down by German Fighters near Frăsuleni, Romania.
Ml/Lt Sergey Vasilievich Akinshin was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie9554850/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie4466642/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero107464051/
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=458
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2025 10:31 | JF | Added |
| 25-Sep-2025 10:40 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2025 10:44 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Sep-2025 10:45 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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