Accident Bell P-39 Airacobra -,
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Date:Monday 7 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Owner/operator:17 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Skaistkalne -   Latvia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Airacobra of 17 IAP was shot down in aerial combat near Skaistkalne, Latvia. Ml/Lt Vladimir Vasilievich Doroshenko was killed.

Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie4697829/
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=74194258
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=4697829
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaistkalne

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Nov-2020 09:16 JF Added
10-Feb-2022 10:04 JF Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]

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