ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268503
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1943 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane |
| Owner/operator: | 3./78 IAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet |
| Registration: | JS365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 km E of Murmansk -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a Combat Mission, Hurrican of 78 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with Bf 109 10 km E of Murmansk.
Sergeant Alexander Vasilyevich Besputko was killed.
The wreck was found in 1998.
Sources:
https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/murmansk/mesto-gibeli
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero38697130/
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76521755
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2021 08:51 | JF | Added |
| 28-Dec-2021 15:28 | JF | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2023 15:56 | JF | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 28-Sep-2023 18:00 | JF | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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