Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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Date:Saturday 12 August 1939
Time:
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 Khamar-Daba, 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 12 August 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-16 of 22 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with JAAF fighters near Khamar-Daba, Khalkhin Gol Area.
St/Lt Pavel Gavrilovich Mityagin was killed.




Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-nagrada_kartoteka1273986447/
https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/mongolia_hamardaba.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2023 14:07 JF Added
04-Sep-2023 13:44 JF Updated
10-Dec-2023 10:36 JF Updated [Source, Narrative]

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