ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219565
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| Date: | Friday 2 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fiat CR.42 Falco |
| Owner/operator: | 412a Squadriglia, Regia Aeronautica |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jimma airfield -
 Ethiopia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jimma |
On 2 May 1941, Sottotenente Miroslav “Mirko” Komjanc of 412a Squadriglia took off from Jimma, probably against British sorties against Shashamanna. Due to poor visibility in the mist, his crashed against the windsock bar of the airport and he was killed.
He is buried in Italian War Cemetery in Addis Abeba. At the time of his death, Komjanc was credited with 2 destroyed, 1 probably destroyed, 1 shared destroyed on the ground. All were scored flying Fiat CR. 42s with 413a Squadriglia. With the heavy fighter pilot losses on the Northern front, in the battle of Keren, in February/March several pilots were transferred to the 412a Squadriglia, among them Sottotenente Komjanc. In April, when the unit retreated to Ethiopia, he was charged to command a fighter section of the 412a Squadriglia at Jimma.
Sources:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_komjanc.htm
http://www.isfida.it/avieri_aa.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimma
http://www.maplandia.com/ethiopia/oromiya/jima/jima/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2018 07:26 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 16:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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