ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348360
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| Date: | Sunday 23 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lavochkin La-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 49 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Smolensk Area -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 23 August 1942, a La-5 of 49 IAP was shot down in Air Combat at Smolensk Area.
Squadron Commander, St/Lt Nikolay Ivanovich Tsyganov was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero122463129/
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=12442
http://ava.org.ru/iap/49.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2023 16:46 | JF | Added |
| 25-Nov-2023 16:49 | JF | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2023 19:08 | JF | Updated [Source] |
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