Accident Polikarpov I-16 , Friday 13 May 1938
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Date:Friday 13 May 1938
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 4th Aviation Group
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Zhumadian, Henan Province -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot: Shenxian YANG (27)

Sources:

https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%A8%E6%85%8E%E8%B4%A4/14476936

Revision history:

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