Incident Lavochkin La-5 -,
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Date:Tuesday 8 September 1942
Time:11:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic la5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lavochkin La-5
Owner/operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 km NE of Stalingrad -   Russia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 08 September 1942, La-5 was shot down by German Luftwaffe Fighter Ace Hermann Graf, 5 km NE of Stalingrad.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aerial_victories_claimed_by_Hermann_Graf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2023 08:58 JF Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]

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