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| Date: | Monday 9 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 20 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kilpyavr Air Base, Murmansk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kilpyavr Air Base |
| Kilpyavr Air Base |
On 09 October 1944, two P-39 of 20 GvIAP collided and crashed near Kilpyavr Air Base, Murmansk Oblast.
Ml/Lt Vasily Ilyich Ponomarev was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero107910264/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpyavr_(air_base)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2024 16:53 | JF | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2024 18:00 | JF | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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