Accident Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra 44-3986,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253808
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Owner/operator:255 IAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet
Registration: 44-3986
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NE of Vayenga-2 Airfield -   Russia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vayenga-2 Airfield
Destination airport:Vayenga-2 Airfield
Narrative:
During a training flight, P-39Q-21-BE 44-3986 of 255 IAP fell into a tailspin from a height of 1000 m. The plane crashed NE of Vayenga-2 Airfield.
Ml/Lt Fyodor Dmitrievich Varavikov was killed.


Sources:

https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/murmansk/pamyatnyj-znak-ml
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero107592880/
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76578382
https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.htm?id=76786274

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Apr-2021 08:52 JF Added
28-Feb-2022 21:02 JF Updated [Narrative]
25-Jul-2023 10:18 JF Updated [[Narrative]]

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