ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240819
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40 |
| Owner/operator: | 126 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km E of Chkalovsky Air Base (UUMU), Moscow Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chkalovsky Air Base (UUMU) |
| Chkalovsky Air Base (UUMU) |
P-40 of 126 IAP crashed shortly after take-off from Chkalovsky Air Base (UUMU), Moscow Oblast.
Hero of the Soviet Union (09.08.41), St/Lt Stepan Grigorievich Ridny was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero103906955/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chkalovsky_(air_base)
http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/r/ridniy.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 09:22 | JF | Added |
| 02-Sep-2020 09:25 | JF | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Feb-2021 17:22 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2021 09:34 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Mar-2024 19:20 | JF | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Mar-2024 20:01 | JF | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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