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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 438 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buimăceni airfield -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 22 May 1944 during a Combat mission, Airacobra of 438 IAP was shot down by german fighters near Buimăceni airfield.
Lt Yuri Alexandrovich Popov was killed.
Sources:
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=2435
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2024 18:25 | JF | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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