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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 16 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Michalivka, Volyn Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 July 1944, a Airacobra of 16 GvIAP was shot down by German fighters near Michalivka, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.
St/Lt Alexander Romanovich Ivashko was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie1151560817/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie56714773/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero91486781/
http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/i/ivashko.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volyn_Oblast
https://ava.org.ru/iap/16g.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2024 13:30 | JF | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 17:17 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 17:32 | JF | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 17:36 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Sep-2025 05:50 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Sep-2025 05:52 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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