ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192945
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 January 1943 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 GvIAP Soviet Navy - Baltic Fleet |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | into the forest in Annenskoye area -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Four I-16 from 4 GIAP-KBF led by Kapitan Anatoly Ivanovich Kuznetsov, commander of 3rd eskadrilya, flew a weather and roads reconnaissance on the enemy rear in the Annensky - Mga - Kelkolovo - Lobanov area. At 09:45 two Me-109 were seen by the leading pair of I-16 at a distance of 2 km on the right. Gur’yanov turned to attack them head-on and the Messerschmitts turned right. Gur’yanov banked and went into the tail of the german wingman. He opened fire from a distance of 100-50 m and claimed him shot down.
At 1010 hrs the I-16 crossed back the front line at an altitude of 300-400 meters in Arbuzov area but were the target of heavy AA fire. The I-16 of Kapitan Kuznetsov was shot down and fell into the forest in Annenskoye area. Kuznetsov, an ace with 5 individual and 6 group victories claimed in 290 sorties and 60 air battles, was killed. On 22 February 1943, he was awarded posthumously the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Sources:
http://allaces.ru/p/episode.php?id=980
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=8989
http://www.maplandia.com/russia/leningradskaya-oblast/kirovskiy-rayon/annenskoye/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2017 07:36 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 02-Jul-2021 10:17 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
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