ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278216
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 19 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tungozero area, Karelia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tungozero Airfield |
| Tungozero Airfield |
During a combat mission, P-39 of 19 GvIAP was shot down in aerial combat at Tungozero area, Karelia.
Squadron Commander and Hero of the Soviet Union (24.03.43), Major Konstantin Fedorovich Fomchenkov was kiled.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero106711173/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2022 09:10 | JF | Added |
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