ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240506
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 438 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Łagów, 30 km SE of Kielce -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Airacobra of 438 IAP was shot down in aerial combat near Łagów, 30 km SE of Kielce. Commander of 438.IAP, Lt Col Alexander Vasilievich Oborin was killed. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 10 April 1945.
Sources:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Оборин,_Александр_Васильевич
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=74197839
http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/o/oborin.htm
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=2222
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2020 16:46 | JF | Added |
| 26-Nov-2020 08:54 | JF | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2020 09:16 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2022 10:21 | JF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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