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Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1937 |
Time: | |
Type: | Polikarpov I-16 |
Owner/operator: | Fuerzas Aereas Republica Española (FARE) |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Over Santander -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:I-16 Mosca shot down. The pilot, Soviet Boris Smirnov "Pligunov" CO of the Mosca squadron was shot down again since 22th August. He could bail ou but this time, he was seriously injured and evacuated to Centre Republican zone
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 39 "Eduardo Fernandez Prada, un ignorado piloto de Mosca"
Raque Fernandez García Pag 77
IHCA 2021
2.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 62
IHCA 1990
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Jan-2022 19:51 |
volman |
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