Accident Polikarpov I-15bis 3934,
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Date:Thursday 22 June 1939
Time:
Type:Polikarpov I-15bis
Owner/operator:70 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: 3934
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area -   Mongolia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 22 June 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-15bis of 70 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with JAAF fighters
near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area.
Squadron Commander, Captain Vitaly Nikolaevich Yuretsky was killed.

Sources:

https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/mongolia/yuretskij-vitalij-ivanovich

Revision history:

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06-Jun-2023 17:49 JF Added

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