Accident Bell P-39 Airacobra -,
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Owner/operator:3./255 IAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ekkerøy, Norway -   Norway
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During a combat mission, Airacobra of 3./255 IAP was shot down in Air Combat near Ekkerøy, Norway and crashed into sea.
Lt Ivan Ignatievich Rossiychuk was killed.

Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero93719841/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekker%C3%B8y

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Aug-2021 18:11 JF Added
27-Aug-2021 16:08 JF Updated [Location]
29-Jul-2022 09:03 JF Updated [Registration, Operator, Source]
07-Aug-2023 14:32 JF Updated [[Registration, Operator, Source]]

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