Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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Date:Thursday 22 June 1939
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:22 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
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:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 22 June 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-16 of 22 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with JAAF fighters near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area.

St/Lt Boris Konstantinovich Ivanov was killed.


Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-chelovek_kartoteka1376229818/
https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/mongolia/tamsagbulag/index.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2023 06:55 JF Added
31-Aug-2023 13:33 JF Updated

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