ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235606
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1944 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Douglas A-20C Havoc |
| Owner/operator: | 114 GvBAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 41-19393 |
| MSN: | 7795 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ozero Memek-yavr, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Salmiyarvy, Murmansk, Northern Russia. |
| Salmiyarvy, Murmansk, Northern Russia. |
The aircraft was on a patrol, escorted by eight Bell P-39's, when it was attacked and shot down by two Me. 109 fighters. It crash landed on the frozen Lake Ozero Memek-yavr, 78 km. West of Murmansk. The aircraft caught fire and burned out, sinking into the lake, leaving only the tail section intact, which was recovered to the UK, with various surviving items of the airframe in 2003 by the Hunt Brothers. The two aircrew J/Lt. Kykyushin, Pilot and Sgt. Vovronov were rescued the following day.
Sources:
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. warbirdinformationexchange.org
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html.
Images:
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2020 22:27 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 20-Nov-2020 10:15 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 13:57 | JF | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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