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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - Soviet Volunteer Group |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tianshui, Gansu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The I-16 crashed while taking off. The I-16 was destroyed and the Russian pilot died.
Sources:
Ahonline.drnh.gov.tw
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2025 10:18 | RDV | Added |
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