ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240756
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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 255 IAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Syltefjord -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vayenga-2 Airfield (Severomorsk) |
| Vayenga-2 Airfield (Severomorsk) |
On 26 August 1943 during a Combat Mission, Airacobra of 255 IAP was shot down in Air Combat over Syltefjord. Commander of 255.IAP, Major Pavel Alekseevich Panin was killed. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 22 January 1944.
Sources:
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76522848
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero109163211/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2020 09:39 | JF | Added |
| 29-Nov-2020 17:46 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2022 21:12 | JF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2023 08:58 | JF | Updated [[Registration, Source, Narrative]] |
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