Accident Tupolev SB 2 8/117,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315200
 
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Date:Monday 21 August 1939
Time:
Type:Tupolev SB 2
Owner/operator:56 SBAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: 8/117
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Khalkhin Gol Area -   Mongolia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 21 August 1939 during a Combat Mission, SB 2 of 56 SBAP was shot down by Flak at Khalkhin Gol Area.

Crew:
St/Lt Nikolay Yakovlevich Maksimov (Pilot), was taken prisoner (POW)
St/Lt Nikanor Leontievich Krukovsky (Navigator), was missing
Starshina Sergey Ignatovich Ukhanov (Radio Operator), killed




Sources:

https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero91646585/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jun-2023 15:14 JF Added
13-Jun-2023 15:26 JF Updated

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