Accident Bell P-39 Airacobra -,
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Date:Sunday 11 April 1943
Time:09:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Owner/operator:16 GvIAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of Abinskaya, Krasnodar Krai -   Russia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Airacobra of 16 GvIAP was shot down in Air Combat with Bf 109 from JG 3 N of Abinskaya, Krasnodar Krai.
Ml/Lt Yakub Memetov was killed.

Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero91712183/
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=1151560780
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=55305140
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=19473

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2020 09:02 JF Added
05-Nov-2020 07:38 JF Updated [Location, Narrative]
11-Mar-2021 08:23 JF Updated [Aircraft type]
19-Aug-2021 15:59 JF Updated [Operator]
20-Aug-2021 11:00 JF Updated [Narrative]
25-Jul-2023 10:57 JF Updated [[Narrative]]

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