ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264884
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39L Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 16 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Airacobra of 16 GvIAP was shot down in aerial combat near Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai. Lt Dmitry Ivanovich Koval was killed. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 May 1943.
Sources:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Коваль,_Дмитрий_Иванович
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=35063170
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=52939461
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=1027
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krymsk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2021 14:38 | JF | Added |
| 29-Jun-2021 14:42 | JF | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2021 15:52 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2021 09:46 | JF | Updated [Narrative] |
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