Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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Date:Monday 22 May 1939
Time:12:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:70 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Khalkhin Gol -   Mongolia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
I-16 of 70 IAP was shot down by JAAF Ki-27 fighters during a border patrol flight over the Khalkhin Gol River.
Lt Ivan Timofeevich Lysenko was killed.

Sources:

https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich
Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces / Mikhail Maslov

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2011 12:23 harro Added
01-Sep-2016 18:57 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
01-Jun-2023 06:38 JF Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]]

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